breathe

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
2. fiil To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.

   “Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.”

3. fiil To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.

   “While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane.”

4. fiil To live.

   “I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.”

5. fiil To draw something into the lungs.

   “Try not to breathe too much smoke.”

6. fiil To expel air from the lungs, exhale.

   “If you breathe on a mirror, it will fog up.”

7. fiil To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath.

   “The flowers breathed a heady perfume.”

8. fiil To give an impression of, to exude.

   “The decor positively breathes classical elegance.”

9. fiil To whisper quietly.

   “He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.”

10. fiil To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.

    “The wind breathes through the trees.”

11. fiil To inspire (scripture).

    “The affirmation before us, then, will be, "All scripture is divinely breathed."”

12. fiil To exchange gases with the environment.

    “Uncork the wine and leave it on the table for a few minutes to allow it to breathe.”

13. fiil Of a material etc., to allow gases to pass through.

    “Garments made of certain new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.”

14. fiil To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.

    “Thenne they lasshed to gyder many sad strokes / & tracyd and trauercyd now bakward / now sydelyng hurtlyng to gyders lyke two bores / & that same tyme they felle both grouelyng to the erthe / Thus they fought styll withoute ony reposynge two houres and neuer brethed”

15. fiil To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.

    “At higher altitudes you need to breathe your horse more often.”

16. fiil To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise.
17. fiil To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.).

    “―Do you like hiking? ―Are you kidding? I breathe hiking.”