Perspire
verb
To produce water from the skin, especially when you are hot or nervous.
She began to perspire in the hot summer sun.
Often appears as...
- perspire heavily
- begin to perspire
verb
To work hard in order to achieve something.
He perspired to get the project done on time.
Often appears as...
- perspire to achieve
- perspire to finish
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Idiomatic
verb
To produce water from the skin, especially when you are hot or nervous.
She began to perspire in the hot summer sun.
Often appears as...
- perspire heavily
- begin to perspire
verb
To work hard in order to achieve something.
He perspired to get the project done on time.
Often appears as...
- perspire to achieve
- perspire to finish
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Perspire describes a natural body response, it's not a choice.
Even in the shade, he began to perspire during the workout.
Pro Tip 2/3Heat and Stress
Primarily used when discussing heat or anxiety-induced sweating.
Interviews always make me nervous and perspire.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality Level
More formal and less commonly used than 'sweat'.
He preferred to say 'perspire' rather than 'sweat' in the meeting.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Perspire describes a natural body response, it's not a choice.
Even in the shade, he began to perspire during the workout.
Pro Tip 2/3Heat and Stress
Primarily used when discussing heat or anxiety-induced sweating.
Interviews always make me nervous and perspire.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality Level
More formal and less commonly used than 'sweat'.
He preferred to say 'perspire' rather than 'sweat' in the meeting.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Perspire describes a natural body response, it's not a choice.
Even in the shade, he began to perspire during the workout.
Pro Tip 2/3Heat and Stress
Primarily used when discussing heat or anxiety-induced sweating.
Interviews always make me nervous and perspire.
Pro Tip 3/3Formality Level
More formal and less commonly used than 'sweat'.
He preferred to say 'perspire' rather than 'sweat' in the meeting.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 292 PIPE...
able to sort of well clearly perspiring let's put it that way I'm going to be at a tower sort of best we're going to be a bit bedraggled but all of us persona is fine Steve mentioned an injury on his right side as well I haven't seen
Video examples
How can technology...
biologist and I created a swallowable perfume which is a cosmetic pill that you eat and the fragrance comes out through the skin surface when you perspire it completely blows apart the way that perfume is and provides a whole
Video examples
Camille Seaman: Photos...
When I was a little girl, my grandfather took me to sit outside in the sun on a hot summer day. There were no clouds in the sky. And after a while I began to perspire. And he pointed up to the sky, and he said,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 292 PIPE...
able to sort of well clearly perspiring let's put it that way I'm going to be at a tower sort of best we're going to be a bit bedraggled but all of us persona is fine Steve mentioned an injury on his right side as well I haven't seen
Video examples
How can technology...
biologist and I created a swallowable perfume which is a cosmetic pill that you eat and the fragrance comes out through the skin surface when you perspire it completely blows apart the way that perfume is and provides a whole
Video examples
Camille Seaman: Photos...
When I was a little girl, my grandfather took me to sit outside in the sun on a hot summer day. There were no clouds in the sky. And after a while I began to perspire. And he pointed up to the sky, and he said,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Elmore Leonard
American Novelist
Writing on the beach is not what it's cracked up to be. The sand blows, and you perspire, and the page gets all blotty and messed up, so I don't do that anymore.
Quote examples
H. L. Mencken
American Writer
One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring.
Quote examples
Katie Hopkins
English Entertainer
My mother says ladies perspire and men sweat. Clearly, I am more of a man.
Quote examples
Elmore Leonard
American Novelist
Writing on the beach is not what it's cracked up to be. The sand blows, and you perspire, and the page gets all blotty and messed up, so I don't do that anymore.
Quote examples
H. L. Mencken
American Writer
One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring.
Quote examples
Katie Hopkins
English Entertainer
My mother says ladies perspire and men sweat. Clearly, I am more of a man.
Example 1 of 3
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