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breath


Definition: Meaning of, breath in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / brɛθ /

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breath breaths
  1. [uncountable] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe
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  2. [uncountable] air that you take into your lungs
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  3. [countable] an amount of air that you take into your lungs
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  4. a breath of fresh air something that is new and different in a way you think is exciting and good
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  5. a breath of fresh air clean air outside, which you feel you need after being inside for a long time
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  6. don't hold your breath informal used to say that something is not going to happen soon
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  7. catch your breath also get your breath back to start breathing normally again after running or making a lot of effort
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  8. don't waste your breath also save your breath spoken used to say that someone will not be able to persuade someone else, so there is no point in trying
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  9. take somebody's breath away to be extremely beautiful or exciting
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  10. under your breath in a quiet voice so that no one can hear you
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  11. in the same breath also in the next breath used to say that someone has said two things at once that are so different from each other they cannot both be true
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  12. in the same breath if you mention two people or things in the same breath, you show that you think they are alike or are related
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  13. with your last/dying breath at the moment when you are dying
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  14. [singular] written a very small amount or a sign of something
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  15. a breath of air/wind literary a slight movement of air
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breath used in phrases

  • babies'-breath (noun)
    1. tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
  • baby's breath (noun)
    1. tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
  • breath of fresh air (noun)
    1. a welcome relief
  • breath test (noun)
    1. a test in which the police make a car driver breathe into a special bag to see if he or she has drunk too much alcohol [↪  breathalyze]
  • catch one's breath (verb)
    1. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
  • false baby's breath (noun)
    1. eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America
  • in the same breath (adverb)
    1. simultaneously
  • infant's-breath (noun)
    1. eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America
  • out of breath (adjective)
    1. as after exertion breathing heavily
  • shortness of breath (noun)
    1. a dyspneic condition
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