breathe
[ breeth ]
/ brið /
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verb (used without object), breathed [breethd], /briðd/, breath·ing.
verb (used with object), breathed [breethd], /briðd/, breath·ing.
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Idioms about breathe
Origin of breathe
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English brethe, brethen, breeth, derivative of breath
OTHER WORDS FROM breathe
out·breathe, verb (used with object), out·breathed, out·breath·ing.pre·breathe, verb (used with object), pre·breathed, pre·breath·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use breathe in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for breathe
breathe
/ (briːð) /
verb
Word Origin for breathe
C13: from breath
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Other Idioms and Phrases with breathe
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