breathe
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
I can breathe better when the air is clean
Types & categories
- respire hyponym
- choke hyponym
- hyperventilate hyponym
- hiccup hyponym
- sigh hyponym
- exhale hyponym
- breathe in hyponym
- wheeze hyponym
- yawn hyponym
- snore hyponym
Related & opposite
- exhale also see
- breathe in also see
- breathing derivation
- respirator derivation
- schnorkel derivation
- respiratory derivation
- exhale entails
- breathe in entails
- respire verb group
- respire verb group
Sense 2 verb
be alive
Every creature that breathes
Types & categories
- subsist hypernym
Sense 3 verb
impart as if by breathing
He breathed new life into the old house
Types & categories
- transfuse hypernym
Sense 4 verb
allow the passage of air through
Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Sense 5 verb
utter or tell
not breathe a word
Types & categories
- utter hypernym
Sense 6 verb
manifest or evince
She breathes the Christian spirit
Types & categories
- convey hypernym
Sense 7 verb
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Types & categories
- intermit hypernym
Related & opposite
- breathing derivation
- rester derivation
- rest period derivation
- breather derivation
Sense 8 verb
reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours
Types & categories
- oxidise hypernym
Sense 9 verb
expel (gases or odors)
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- emission derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | exhale |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | breathe in |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | breathing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | respirator |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | schnorkel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | respiratory |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | exhale |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | breathe in |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | respire |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | respire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | respire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | choke |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyperventilate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hiccup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sigh |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exhale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | breathe in |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wheeze |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yawn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snore |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | subsist |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | transfuse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | utter |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | convey |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | breathing |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | rester |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | rest period |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | breather |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | intermit |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | oxidise |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | emission |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | eject |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | belch |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | force out |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | give forth |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | radiate |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | bubble |