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Definition of Take a breath
1. Verb. Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs. "The patient is respiring"
Related verbs: Respire, Respire
Specialized synonyms: Respire, Choke, Hyperventilate, Hiccough, Hiccup, Sigh, Suspire, Breathe Out, Exhale, Expire, Breathe In, Inhale, Inspire, Wheeze, Yawn, Saw Logs, Saw Wood, Snore
Entails: Breathe Out, Exhale, Expire, Breathe In, Inhale, Inspire
Also: Breathe In, Breathe Out
Derivative terms: Breather, Breathing, Respiration, Respirator, Respiratory
Definition of Take a breath
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To inhale and subsequently exhale air. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take A Breath
Literary usage of Take a breath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Suomalais-englantilainen sanakirja by Severi Alanne (1919)
"... in one (I. In a single) breath. hengähtää breathe, take (a) breath, retch a
breath, get one's breath; gasp; ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"To take a breath, to consider well beforehand or take advice. To take any one
forth, to set him forwards. To take heart, to take courage. ..."
3. Public Speaking for High Schools by Dwight Everett Watkins (1913)
"Without raising the shoulders, take a breath slowly through the nose. Feel yourself
increase in size about the waist as you do this. ..."
4. Public Speaking for High Schools by Dwight Everett Watkins (1913)
"Without raising the shoulders, take a breath slowly through the nose. Feel yourself
increase in size about the waist as you do this. ..."
5. Personal Hygiene by Frank Overton (1913)
"If you can increase the size of your chest a great deal when you take a breath,
you will be able to take a great deal of oxygen into your body ..."
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