breath
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1.0
- noun
- /brɛθ/
- Take a nice, deep breath now.
- take a breath
- a deep breath
- hold your breath
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Watch on YouTubeThose deep breaths, those deep tantric breaths, breathing together.
- Those deep breaths, those deep tantric breaths, breathing together.
- Whoever holds their breath the longest wins.
- But we can all agree slow breath makes for a calm heart.
- So it was kind of, yeah, it's a deep breath and off we go.
- Breathe in, sharp breath in, out through the mouth.
- He's also famous for saying things like my breath smells like cat food.
- She drew in a long, ragged breath and whispered sevenfold.
- Start to notice the feeling of the breath flowing in.
- This is not a maximum breath hold test.
- And it's just you, your breath and your mind.
- I hope it finds you and every breath you breathe.
- Mother sat up, rubbed her eyes drowsily, her breaths like Breakers.
- Only yesterday, just each breath bursting to explosive fog.
Examples
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After running for a while, he needed a moment to catch his breath.
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Before opening the car door, Lucia took a deep breath of the Louisiana night air.
Fiction book (1990) -
But we can all agree slow breath makes for a calm heart.
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I took the biggest breath in a long time.
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And it's just you, your breath and your mind.
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And being outside, your breath will naturally slow down.
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Now take slow, deep breaths.
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Perspiration rose quickly, and he stopped, out of breath, with sweat pouring from his body.
Fiction book (1990) -
Catch your breath.
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UVA students and faculty sometimes mention Sullivan in the same breath as Elizabeth Warren.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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The mixture of gases people and animals breathe
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2.2
To breathe in slowly and fully to help you relax
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3.4
Breathing in and out to take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
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4.1
Breathing air or gas into the lungs
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5.3
The breath you have after exercise or a blow
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5.9
Taking air into the lungs
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4.3
Breathing out air from the lungs or the air that you breathe out
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3.5
The act of breathing air into the lungs
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3.1
The air you take in one breath
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4.8
To breathe out air from the lungs
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6.6
A deep breath that fills the lungs with air
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9.9
A thin cloud of breath you can see in cold air
Idioms
- Informal
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4.1
To say something in a very quiet voice so other people cannot hear
- Informal
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5.5
To say two things almost at the same time, often when they do not agree with each other
- Informal
To stop wasting time trying to convince someone who will not listen
Compounds
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4.8
A tall plant with thin stems and many small white or pink flowers used in bouquets
A small plant with many tiny white flowers that florists use as bouquet filler
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Breath comes from the same root as the verb breathe, which means 'to take air in and out'. So a breath is the air you move in one act of breathing.