Word Type

Verb

The word "breathe" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

airbreathing as I live and breathe breathable breathe a sigh of relief breathe a word breathe again breathe back to life breathe down someone's neck breathe easy breathe freely breathe in breathe new life into breathe one's last breathe one's last breath breathe out breathe upon breather breathing gas breathing room breathing space breathing spell breathingly buddy breathe bum-breathing embreathe fire-breathing imbreathe inbreathe misbreathe mouth-breathe nonbreathing outbreathe overbreathe overbreathed rebreathe stagger breathe unbreathed unbreathing underbreathe upbreathe

Derived From

breath

Entails

exhale inhale

Etymologically Related To

breath

First Subevents

expand diapraghm expand lungs feel refreshed inhale lower diaphragm take air into body

Last Subevents

exhale exhale air from lungs expire finish prior breath relaxing

Prerequisites

alive avoid asthma attacks avoid pollution clear nose exhale expand lungs go to air have air around have clear airway have open mouth or nose have oxygen inhale inhale and exhale inhale exhale then repeat inhale oxygen inhale then exhale live mave diaphragm not having asthma attack not underwater open mounth replenish oxygen stay alive stop smoking study meditation take air into lungs take breath use diaphragm to suck in air use diaphram use lungs use muscles to create vacuum

Subevents

air goes into lungs blood receives oxygen exhale expanding lungs inhailing air inhale inhaling lungs fill with air may smell onions oxigenate body people smell breath wheeze would exhale

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act be break convey discharge eject exhaust exist expel express give tongue to instill intermit live move oxidate oxidise oxidize pause release respire subsist survive transfuse utter verbalise verbalize

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

aspirate blow breathe hard breathe in breathe out cough exhale expire gasp gulp hiccup huff hyperventilate hypoventilate imbreathe inhale inspire outbreathe pant puff sigh sneeze sniff sniffle snort snuff snuffle sob suck take a breath wheeze whiff whiffle

Manner Of

be convey exist express instill oxidize

Motivated By Goal

air body requires air breathing essential for life human body relies on oxygen if don't would die involuntary like fresh country air live need air need oxygen need oxygen to live oxygen oxygen good oxygern stay alive want to live

Related Terms

and sleep as I live and breathe bad breath breath breathability breathable breathe a sigh of relief breathe a word breathe down someone's neck breathe easy catch one's breath don't hold your breath draw one's last breath eat exhalation in the same breath inhalation out of breath pause for breath respiration save one's breath shortness of breath stop for breath take one's breath away under one's breath waste breath with bated breath

Related Terms

air breath breathable breathless excrete exhale expel exude impression inhale live lung oxygen rest whisper

Similar Terms

respire

Synonym Network

emit respire rest

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