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breathe
Overview of verb breathe
The verb breathe has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (25) breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire -- (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring")
2. (1) breathe -- (be alive; "Every creature that breathes")
3. (1) breathe -- (impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house")
4. breathe -- (allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear")
5. breathe -- (utter or tell; "not breathe a word")
6. breathe -- (manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit")
7. rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather -- (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)
8. breathe -- (reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours")
9. emit, breathe, pass off -- (expel (gases or odors))
Grep of noun breathe
breather
Antonyms of verb breathe
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb breathe
9 senses of breathe
Sense 1
breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
Also See> breathe out#1; breathe in#1
Sense 2
breathe
=> exist, survive, live, subsist
Sense 3
breathe
=> instill, transfuse
=> lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
breathe
=> be
Sense 5
breathe
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 6
breathe
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 7
rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
=> pause, intermit, break
=> interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 8
breathe
=> oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
=> change, alter, modify
=> change
Sense 9
emit, breathe, pass off
=> discharge, expel, eject, release
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb breathe
2 of 9 senses of breathe
Sense 1
breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
=> respire
=> choke
=> hyperventilate
=> hiccup, hiccough
=> sigh, suspire
=> exhale, expire, breathe out
=> inhale, inspire, breathe in
=> wheeze
=> yawn
=> snore, saw wood, saw logs
Sense 9
emit, breathe, pass off
=> burp, bubble, belch, eruct
=> force out
=> exhale, give forth, emanate
=> radiate
=> bubble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb breathe
9 senses of breathe
Sense 1
breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
Also See> breathe out#1; breathe in#1
Sense 2
breathe
=> exist, survive, live, subsist
Sense 3
breathe
=> instill, transfuse
Sense 4
breathe
=> be
Sense 5
breathe
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 6
breathe
=> convey, impart
Sense 7
rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
=> pause, intermit, break
Sense 8
breathe
=> oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
Sense 9
emit, breathe, pass off
=> discharge, expel, eject, release
'Cause To' of verb breathe
Derived Forms of verb breathe
2 of 9 senses of breathe
Sense 1
breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
RELATED TO>(noun) breather#2
=> snorkel, schnorkel, schnorchel, snorkel breather, breather
RELATED TO>(noun) breathing#1
=> breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
Sense 7
rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
RELATED TO>(noun) breather#1
=> breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
RELATED TO>(noun) breathing#1
=> breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
Domain of verb breathe
Domain Terms of verb breathe
Familiarity of verb breathe
breathe used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =9)
Sample Sentences of verb breathe
9 senses of breathe
Sense 1
breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
breathe
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 3
breathe
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 4
breathe
*> Something ----s
Sense 5
breathe
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
breathe
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sense 7
rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
EX: Sam and Sue breathe
Sense 8
breathe
*> Something ----s
Sense 9
emit, breathe, pass off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb breathe
8 of 9 senses of breathe
Sense 2
breathe
> exist, survive, live, subsist
=> breathe
=> indwell
=> freewheel, drift
Sense 3
breathe
> instill, transfuse
=> breathe
Sense 4
breathe
> be
=> look
=> suffer, hurt
=> be well
=> suffer
=> feel
=> stay, remain, rest
=> continue
=> sparkle, scintillate, coruscate
=> confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
=> rank
=> point
=> want, need, require
=> compact, pack
=> rest
=> cut
=> seethe, boil
=> mope, moon around, moon about
=> look, appear, seem
=> appear, seem
=> owe
=> belong
=> cover
=> represent
=> account
=> cut across
=> begin, start
=> begin
=> stand
=> specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate
=> go
=> make sense, add up
=> consist, comprise
=> prove, turn out, turn up
=> account for
=> remain
=> stand by, stick by, stick, adhere
=> loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around
=> total, number, add up, come, amount
=> count, matter, weigh
=> rate
=> deserve, merit
=> buy
=> shine
=> fall
=> depend
=> underlie
=> stink
=> subtend, delimit
=> incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate
=> contain, take, hold
=> cost, be
=> measure
=> hum, buzz, seethe
=> pass
=> abound
=> disagree, disaccord, discord
=> gape, yawn, yaw
=> tend, be given, lean, incline, run
=> run, go
=> figure, enter
=> press
=> rage
=> relate, interrelate
=> rut
=> stagnate
=> stagnate
=> come in handy
=> squat
=> hoodoo
=> impend
=> range, run
=> stay, stay on, continue, remain
=> sell
=> translate
=> head, head up
=> come in for
=> compare
=> fall, come
=> run into, encounter
=> gravitate
=> pay
=> diverge
=> shine
=> iridesce
=> lie
=> stand
=> hang
=> litter
=> suit
=> end, terminate
=> fit
=> lend
=> let go
=> belong
=> belong
=> wind, twist, curve
=> jumble, mingle
=> promise
=> accept, take
=> clean
=> draw
=> wash
=> balance
=> hail, come
=> act
=> test
=> seem
=> answer
=> beat
=> hold
=> contain
=> connect
=> sell
=> sell
=> kill
=> make
=> deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
=> consist
=> work
=> lubricate
=> breathe
=> trim
=> swing
=> osculate
=> retard
=> transplant
=> cohere
=> object
=> stick
=> recognize
=> distribute
=> put out
Sense 5
breathe
> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
=> curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate
=> wish
=> exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
=> clamor, clamour
=> vociferate, shout out
=> marvel
=> voice
=> raise
=> breathe
=> drop
=> pour out
=> get off
=> platitudinize
=> say
=> represent
=> state, say, tell
=> pooh-pooh
=> hurl, throw
Sense 6
breathe
> convey, impart
=> thank, give thanks
=> hint, suggest
=> say
=> look
=> flash
=> breathe
=> express, show, evince
=> mean, intend
Sense 7
rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
> pause, intermit, break
=> rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
=> take five
=> take ten
Sense 8
breathe
> oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
=> catabolize, catabolise
=> breathe
Sense 9
emit, breathe, pass off
> discharge, expel, eject, release
=> expectorate, cough up, cough out, spit up, spit out
=> blow
=> ejaculate
=> abort
=> ovulate
=> excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
=> shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage
=> spew, spew out, eruct
=> fester, maturate, suppurate
=> emit, breathe, pass off
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb breathe
Sense 1
breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
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Sense 2
breathe
=> exist, survive, live, subsist
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Sense 3
breathe
=> instill, transfuse
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Sense 4
breathe
=> be
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Sense 5
breathe
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
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Sense 6
breathe
=> convey, impart
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Sense 7
rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
=> pause, intermit, break
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Sense 8
breathe
=> oxidize, oxidise, oxidate
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Sense 9
emit, breathe, pass off
=> discharge, expel, eject, release
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Grep of verb breathe
breathe
breathe in
breathe out
Grep of adj breathe
breathed
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