breathed; breathing
Definition of breathe
b : to inhale and exhale freely
2 : to blow softly
3 : live
4 : to pause and rest before continuing
5 : to feel free of restraint
needs room to breathe
6a : to permit passage of air or vapor
a fabric that breathes
b of an internal combustion engine : to use air to support combustion
c : to be cooled or dried by air that passes by or through
clothing that allows your skin to breathe
8a : to become perceptible : be expressed
a personality that breathes and that distinguishes his work— Bennett Schiff
1 : to inhale and exhale
breathe air
2a : to send out by exhaling
b : to instill by or as if by breathing
breathe new life into the movement
3 : to take in in breathing
breathe the scent of pines
5 : to give rest from exertion to
6 : to spend a great deal of time, thought, or effort on (something) : to be wholly devoted to (some interest or activity)
The Virginia native may not breathe basketball 24-7 … but during games and practice, his focus is second to none.— Robbi Pickeral As with visiting companies, one of the key reasons for going to conferences is to avoid the tunnel vision that can overcome managers who live and breathe their business.— Leslie Brokaw
breathe down one's neck breathe easy or breathe easier or breathe easily or breathe freely
1 : to threaten especially in attack or pursuit
2 : to keep one under close or constant surveillance parents always breathing down his neck
: to enjoy relief (as from pressure or danger)
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