breathe (v)
take a breath (v)
respire (v)
suspire#3 (v)

v00001740

type v
lex_filenum 29
def draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
examples I can breathe better when the air is clean
The patient is respiring
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Entailment inhale, inspire, breathe in; exhale, expire, breathe out
Derivationally related form respire → respiratory; respire → respirator
Derivationally related form respire → respiration
Derivationally related form breathe → breather
Derivationally related form breathe → breathing
Also see breathe → breathe out; breathe → breathe in
Verb Group respire; respire
Hyponym respire; choke; hyperventilate; hiccup, hiccough; sigh, suspire; exhale, expire, breathe out; inhale, inspire, breathe in; wheeze; yawn; snore, saw wood, saw logs
Incoming links
Derivationally related form respiratory → respire; respirator → respire
Derivationally related form respiration → respire
Derivationally related form breathing → breathe
Derivationally related form breather → breathe
Verb Group respire; respire
Hypernym respire; choke; hyperventilate; hiccup, hiccough; sigh, suspire; exhale, expire, breathe out; inhale, inspire, breathe in; wheeze; yawn; snore, saw wood, saw logs

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