respire
verb (used without object)
to inhale and exhale air for the purpose of maintaining life; breathe.
respires
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present tense formof respire (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The environment in which the animal lives greatly determines how an animal respires.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
"Culture is his air and water; he respires ideas, and whistles and hums as he does so," Leonard wrote.
From US News ● Sep. 18, 2015
A rat respires 100 to 200 times a minute, a cat 20 to 30 times, an adult human 16 to 24 times,* a horse 6 to 10 times.
From Time Magazine Archive
Never slack they; none respires, Dancing round their Centrall fires.
From Democritus Platonissans by Henry More
That man's spirit respires within his body has been granted me to learn by personal experience.
From Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom by John Ager
