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Breathe

verb

(past & past part. breathed; pres. part. breathing)

Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs. Synonyms: respire, suspire, take a breath. "The patient is respiring"

Be alive.

Impart as if by breathing.

Allow the passage of air through.

Utter or tell.

Manifest or evince.

Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax. Synonyms: catch one's breath, rest, take a breather.

Reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked.

Expel (gases or odors). Synonyms: emit, pass off.

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"Breathe" Quotes from Famous Books

... to forgive our enemies and not to let the sun go down upon our wrath, so we breathe the prayer that peace may be to the white races, and that they, including our present persecutors of the Union Parliament, may never live to find themselves deprived of all occupation and property rights in their native country as is now ...

— Native Life in South Africa, Before and Since • Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje

... saw her he said it was a stroke, but he seemed to be hopeful and thought he could pull her through. He put an ice pack on her head and gave her an injection in the arm and oxygen to inhale, and she seemed to begin to breathe natural, and we all hoped, but it was in vain. She never regained consciousness, and at two o'clock she just stopped breathing, so you see she did not suffer. But oh Mrs. Sanchez, we all seemed so helpless—we all ...

— The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson • Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez

... is not a sycophant in Attica who would dare to breathe a word against me, for the golden plane-tree of the great king. ...

— The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 1 (of 4) - Contibutions to Knight's Quarterly Magazine] • Thomas Babington Macaulay

... Forbes to her husband, "get Mr. Jackson's address. Our thanks to him, at least, can take a tangible form. No, Evelyn, I'm not going to bed. I mean to sit up and talk. I want to hear everything. You men must smoke big strong cigars, please. If I breathe tobacco smoke I shall not fancy ...

— Number Seventeen • Louis Tracy

... not look so at me, my Lady!" replied poor Fanchon, perspiring with fear. "I am sure I never shall speak of it. I swear by our Blessed Lady of Ste. Foye! I will never breathe to mortal that ...

— The Golden Dog - Le Chien d'Or • William Kirby

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