breathe

Definition

Examples

Workers in the dusty area must wear masks to breathe safely.

Word Family

Synonyms

• respirebreathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
• inhaledraw deep into the lungs in by breathing

Collocations

• Easy breathe deeply through nose
  to breathe deeply through nose, meaning to draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
• Medium hard to breathe in dusty air
  describing hard to breathe in dusty air (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)
• Hard breathe new life into the business
  to breathe new life into the business, meaning to draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
• Very Hard breathe down someone's neck unceasingly
  to breathe down someone's neck unceasingly, meaning to draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs