breathe
gb/bɹˈið/ us/bɹˈið/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A1
action
1
Take air in and out
To take air into your body through your nose or mouth and let it out again.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to breathe [air/smoke]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'breathe' (verb) with 'breath' (noun). 'Breathe' is an action; 'breath' is the air taken in or out.
పర్యాయపదాలు
inhale (Focuses specifically on taking air in, not the full breathing cycle.)
|
respire (More technical or scientific term for breathing.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
suffocate (Means to be unable to breathe, leading to danger or death.)
పదకలయికలు
breathe deeply
|breathe heavily
|breathe fresh air
|breathe through the nose
విషయాలు
daily life
|health
|science
|body
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- After running up the hill, she had to stop to breathe.
- It was so smoky that he could barely breathe.
- Take a moment to breathe deeply and relax.
- The doctor listened to him breathe through a stethoscope.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I breathe through my nose.
- She breathes slowly when she sleeps.
- We need air to breathe.
- He can't breathe in the small room.
క్రియ
B1
action
2
Pause to relax or recover
To stop for a short time to rest or feel better after work or stress.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to breathe for [a moment/minute]
పర్యాయపదాలు
rest (More general; can be longer and not necessarily related to breathing.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
strain (To continue physical or mental effort without rest.)
పదకలయికలు
breathe for a moment
|hardly breathe
|barely breathe
విషయాలు
daily life
|emotions
|health
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Let’s sit down and breathe for a minute before we go on.
- She barely had time to breathe between meetings.
- After the speech, he finally breathed and smiled.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I need to breathe after running.
- She did not have time to breathe today.
- We stopped to breathe before walking again.
క్రియ
B2
action
3
Let air pass through
If something breathes, air can move in and out of it.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[material] breathes well
పర్యాయపదాలు
ventilate (Often used for buildings or rooms; more formal/technical.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
seal (To close completely so that air cannot pass through.)
పదకలయికలు
fabric breathes
|material breathes well
విషయాలు
science
|daily life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Cotton clothing breathes better than polyester.
- This tent fabric breathes, keeping you cool inside.
- Leather shoes don't breathe as much as canvas ones.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My shirt breathes in hot weather.
- This cloth does not breathe well.
- The tent breathes so we are not too hot.
క్రియ
B2
action
4
Speak very quietly
To speak very quietly so that it is almost like a whisper.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to breathe [words]
పర్యాయపదాలు
whisper (Similar but may imply secrecy or intimacy more strongly.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
shout (To speak very loudly, opposite of speaking softly.)
పదకలయికలు
breathe a word
|breathe softly
విషయాలు
communication
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She breathed his name into the phone.
- 'Don't go,' he breathed softly.
- He breathed a few words before leaving.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- She breathed his name.
- He breathed, 'I am here.'
- The girl breathed the words quietly.
క్రియ
C1
action
5
Show strong quality or feeling
To seem full of a feeling or quality.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to breathe [quality]
పర్యాయపదాలు
exude (Stronger connotation of deliberately showing a quality.)
పదకలయికలు
breathe confidence
|breathe life into
విషయాలు
emotions
|communication
|arts_entertainment
ఉదాహరణలు
- The room breathed peace and comfort.
- Her speech breathed hope into the audience.
- The design breathes elegance and simplicity.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The house breathes warmth.
- His words breathe hope.
- This place breathes beauty.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
breathe
IPA
GB/bɹˈið/
US/bɹˈið/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
breathe (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (breathe)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: breathe
- 3rd Person Singular: breathes
- Present Participle: breathing
- Past: breathed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
breathes
verb
breathing
verb
breathed
verb
Core family
breath
noun A2
Related words
breathable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
breathless
adjective B1
unbreathable
adjective
Advanced or less common
breathlessness
noun
breathlessly
adverb
పదప్రయోగాలు
breathe a sigh of relief
1/bɹˈið ə sˈaɪ əv ɹɪlˈif/
idiom
Exhale after stress ends
To let out a long breath when you feel safe again after being worried or afraid.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They all breathed a sigh of relief when the missing child was found.
- I breathed a sigh of relief after hearing I passed the exam.
breathe deeply
1/bɹˈið dˈipli/
fixed phrase
Take slow, full breaths
To take slow, long breaths of air into your lungs and let them out fully.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Breathe deeply to calm yourself before the test.
- She closed her eyes and breathed deeply of the fresh mountain air.
breathe new life into [something]
1/bɹˈið njˈu lˈaɪf ˈɪntu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
Revitalize with energy or ideas
To make something more lively, interesting, or successful again by giving it energy or new ideas.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The manager hopes the new project will breathe new life into the company.
- A fresh coat of paint breathed new life into the old house.
don't breathe a word (to someone)
1/dˈoʊnt bɹˈið ə wˈɚd tə sˈʌmwˌʌn/
idiom
informal
Keep information secret
To not tell anyone about something that is secret.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Don't breathe a word about the surprise party.
- She promised not to breathe a word of what she had seen.
take your breath away
1/tˈeɪk jˈʊɹ bɹˈɛθ əwˈeɪ/
idiom
Cause amazement or shock
To greatly surprise or impress someone so much that they feel like they stop breathing for a moment.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The view from the mountain will take your breath away.
- Her beauty took my breath away.