breathe
- Verb. (intransitive) To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.
- Verb. (intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.
- Verb. (intransitive, now) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.
- Verb. (intransitive) Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm.
- Verb. (intransitive) Figuratively, to live.
- Verb. (transitive) To repeatedly draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs.
- Verb. (transitive) To whisper quietly.
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