Breathe
verb
To take air into your lungs and then send it out.
He had difficulty breathing after running a marathon.
Often appears as...
- breathe in
- breathe out
verb
To exist or be alive.
He dreams of leaving the city and breathe in the countryside.
Often appears as...
- breathe life
- breathe air
verb
To allow air to go in and out of a place.
These shoes breathe well, they are great for summer.
Often appears as...
- breathe room
- let something breathe
verb
To say words very quietly.
He breathed a prayer of thanks.
Often appears as...
- breathe a word
- barely breathe
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Approving
verb
To appear to be full of a particular quality or feeling.
The whole house breathes an air of elegance and calm.
Often appears as...
- breathe charm
- breathe serenity
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To take air into your lungs and then send it out.
He had difficulty breathing after running a marathon.
Often appears as...
- breathe in
- breathe out
verb
To exist or be alive.
He dreams of leaving the city and breathe in the countryside.
Often appears as...
- breathe life
- breathe air
verb
To allow air to go in and out of a place.
These shoes breathe well, they are great for summer.
Often appears as...
- breathe room
- let something breathe
verb
To say words very quietly.
He breathed a prayer of thanks.
Often appears as...
- breathe a word
- barely breathe
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To appear to be full of a particular quality or feeling.
The whole house breathes an air of elegance and calm.
Often appears as...
- breathe charm
- breathe serenity
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Act
The word implies the physical process of moving air in and out of the lungs.
Remember to breathe slowly during meditation.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Context
Often used in health and fitness to emphasize proper breathing techniques.
The coach instructed her to breathe through her nose.
Pro Tip 3/3Stress Relief
Breathing is associated with relaxation and reducing stress in many cultures.
Breathe deeply to calm your nerves before the performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Act
The word implies the physical process of moving air in and out of the lungs.
Remember to breathe slowly during meditation.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Context
Often used in health and fitness to emphasize proper breathing techniques.
The coach instructed her to breathe through her nose.
Pro Tip 3/3Stress Relief
Breathing is associated with relaxation and reducing stress in many cultures.
Breathe deeply to calm your nerves before the performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Act
The word implies the physical process of moving air in and out of the lungs.
Remember to breathe slowly during meditation.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Context
Often used in health and fitness to emphasize proper breathing techniques.
The coach instructed her to breathe through her nose.
Pro Tip 3/3Stress Relief
Breathing is associated with relaxation and reducing stress in many cultures.
Breathe deeply to calm your nerves before the performance.
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How spontaneous brain...
such as its role in rejuvenating cognitive capacity, cellular homeostasis, and strengthening memory. And more broadly, they are exploring how it is that brain can accomplish such important and complex tasks, such as driving, or even breathing, without our awareness. But for now, until we are better able
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How do lungs work? -...
often struggling to keep track of everything we need to do. But fortunately, there's one important thing we don't have to worry about breathing. When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body's cells to keep them working and clear your system of the carbon dioxide
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What does an alien look...
life well I look at the only life we have an example of life on Earth and earth is a brilliant analogue for Mars even with our 326 million cubic miles of water our breathable atmosphere and our brilliant quite nice temperatures the earth still has a wealth of extreme
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How brass instruments...
String instruments are plucked or bowed. Woodwinds have air blown against a reed or sharp edge. For brass instruments, however, the vibration come directly from the musician's mouth. One of the first things a brass player must learn is to breathe in deeply,
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How to raise a Black son...
some place where a child's name doesn't have to be written on a t-shirt, or a tombstone, where the value of someone's life isn't determined by anything other than the fact that they had lungs, a place where every single one of us can breathe. Thank you.
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How do dogs "see" with...
several hundred millions of them, compaired to our five million. And unlike our clumsy way of breathing in and out through the same passage, dogs exhale through slits at the side of their nose, creating swirls of air that help draw in new odor molecules
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What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
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How does asthma work? -...
or a wheeze. Soon, your chest feels tight. Your breathing speeds up and gets shallower, making you feel short of breath. These are common symptoms of an asthma attack. Around the world, more than 300 million people suffer from asthma,
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This Intimate Look at a...
And then the other distress is when she actually can’t breathe. You alright mom? You know what is life? Is life just simply that you’re technically alive? Is that life?
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
a mud skipper a fish that spends most of its life out of the sea it can walk on land and breathe air its life is very different from that of most fish
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How spontaneous brain...
such as its role in rejuvenating cognitive capacity, cellular homeostasis, and strengthening memory. And more broadly, they are exploring how it is that brain can accomplish such important and complex tasks, such as driving, or even breathing, without our awareness. But for now, until we are better able
Video examples
How do lungs work? -...
often struggling to keep track of everything we need to do. But fortunately, there's one important thing we don't have to worry about breathing. When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body's cells to keep them working and clear your system of the carbon dioxide
Video examples
What does an alien look...
life well I look at the only life we have an example of life on Earth and earth is a brilliant analogue for Mars even with our 326 million cubic miles of water our breathable atmosphere and our brilliant quite nice temperatures the earth still has a wealth of extreme
Video examples
How brass instruments...
String instruments are plucked or bowed. Woodwinds have air blown against a reed or sharp edge. For brass instruments, however, the vibration come directly from the musician's mouth. One of the first things a brass player must learn is to breathe in deeply,
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
some place where a child's name doesn't have to be written on a t-shirt, or a tombstone, where the value of someone's life isn't determined by anything other than the fact that they had lungs, a place where every single one of us can breathe. Thank you.
Video examples
How do dogs "see" with...
several hundred millions of them, compaired to our five million. And unlike our clumsy way of breathing in and out through the same passage, dogs exhale through slits at the side of their nose, creating swirls of air that help draw in new odor molecules
Video examples
What would happen if you...
and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.
Video examples
How does asthma work? -...
or a wheeze. Soon, your chest feels tight. Your breathing speeds up and gets shallower, making you feel short of breath. These are common symptoms of an asthma attack. Around the world, more than 300 million people suffer from asthma,
Video examples
This Intimate Look at a...
And then the other distress is when she actually can’t breathe. You alright mom? You know what is life? Is life just simply that you’re technically alive? Is that life?
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
a mud skipper a fish that spends most of its life out of the sea it can walk on land and breathe air its life is very different from that of most fish
Example 1 of 10
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Jessie Mueller
American Actress
The important thing is the storytelling and having a script that makes you feel you're living and breathing through the characters.
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Evelyne Brochu
Canadian Actress
I really think truth comes from the body. When you're running for your life, you breathe differently; you talk differently.
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Francine Rivers
American Author
My job is to allow the character to live and breathe - and become as real to the reader as he or she is to me.
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.
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George Steinbrenner
American Businessman
Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.
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Goran Persson
Swedish Politician
Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.
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Catherine Keener
American Actress
If you give a character room to breathe, they come alive.
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Ruby Rose
Australian Model
Acting is my life. It's what I live and breathe.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
We have to breathe new life into Europe.
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Jessie Mueller
American Actress
The important thing is the storytelling and having a script that makes you feel you're living and breathing through the characters.
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Evelyne Brochu
Canadian Actress
I really think truth comes from the body. When you're running for your life, you breathe differently; you talk differently.
Quote examples
Francine Rivers
American Author
My job is to allow the character to live and breathe - and become as real to the reader as he or she is to me.
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.
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George Steinbrenner
American Businessman
Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.
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Goran Persson
Swedish Politician
Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.
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Catherine Keener
American Actress
If you give a character room to breathe, they come alive.
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Ruby Rose
Australian Model
Acting is my life. It's what I live and breathe.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
We have to breathe new life into Europe.
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