to perspire
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- verb
- /pərˈspaɪər/
:
sudar
- After an intense workout, many people perspire to cool down their bodies.
- perspire heavily
- perspire profusely
- start perspiring
On the verge of despair, I suddenly discovered that the man perspired exceptionally much when he spoke.
- On the verge of despair, I suddenly discovered that the man perspired exceptionally much when he spoke.
- So it's like I sweat you perspire, but she glows.
- You're going to walk around, might perspire a little bit, might for sure sweating that up.
- And she was like, you know, I don't, I don't like to perspire just like she says, which they pig sweat men, men perspire and women glow.
Examples
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When he jogs in the hot sun, he tends to perspire a lot.
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She began to perspire as the pressure of the exam increased.
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So I began to perspire.
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If people didn't perspire, they would die in five minutes.
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As I moved closer, I could see that he was perspiring heavily.
Fiction book (1995) -
I hope our little game isn't causing you to perspire.
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- You are perspiring and your heart is beating 174 times per minute.
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His face, arms, and trunk perspired as only a man perspires.
Fiction book (1995) -
The Chief of Staff's uniform was covered with dust; his face was dirty and perspiring.
Fiction book (1993) -
Furbush folded his thick, pale arms across his shirt, into which he was perspiring heavily.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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To make drops of liquid come from your skin when hot or nervous
To make sweat from the skin when hot or after exercise
How Much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
perspire = per + spir
The form shows per- + spir- (related to 'breathe'), which is visible, but deriving the specific meaning 'to sweat' from 'breathe' is not straightforward for an average learner.
Etymology
Perspire comes from the Latin parts per- 'through' and spirare 'to breathe', so think of it as 'breathing through' the skin. That's why to perspire means to give off sweat through your skin when you are hot, working hard, or nervous.