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breathe

verb

/briːð/

Meaning

To take air into the lungs and send it out again.

It was hard to breathe in the smoky room.

breathe easy

inhale, exhale, respire, gasp

suffocate, choke

breathe deeply, breathe easily, hardly breathe, breathe fire

to make less extreme or intense; to control or preside over

to play or move in a lively, carefree, and energetic way

To follow or trace the course or progress of something.

to predict or announce something before it happens

to express excitement or admiration

to remove moisture; to become free of water