Meaning

7 senses

  1. (uncountable)The act or process of breathing.

    I could hear the breath of the runner behind me.

    The child's breath came quickly and unevenly.

    Atmen, Atmung

    дыха́ниеdyxánije, вздохvzdox

    диха́нняdyxánnja, дихdyx

    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

  2. (countable)A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.

    I took a deep breath and started the test.

    Atemzug

    вздохvzdox

  3. (uncountable)Air expelled from the lungs.

    I could feel the runner's breath on my shoulder.

    Atem

    дыха́ниеdyxánije, вздохvzdox

    a slight movement of the air

  4. (countable)A rest or pause.

    Let's stop for a breath when we get to the top of the hill.

    Atempause

    переды́шкаperedýška, о́тдыхótdyx

  5. (countable, uncountable)A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.

    Even with all the windows open, there is hardly a breath of air in here.

    If she had a breath of common sense, she would never have spoken to the man in the first place.

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.

Examples

671 sentences

  1. I held my breath and waited.

    Я затримав дихання і чекав. — deniko

    ruЯ ждал затаив дыхание. — Hellerick

    deIch hielt den Atem an und wartete. — Vortarulo

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  2. Take a breath and hold it.

    Зробіть вдих і затримайте дихання. — deniko

    ruСделайте вдох и задержите дыхание. — sharptoothed

    deAtme ein und halte den Atem an. — Yorwba

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  3. Take a deep breath and then relax.

    Глибоко зітхніть і розслабтеся. — aandrusiak

    ruГлубоко вздохните и расслабьтесь. — sismic

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  4. He stood up and took a deep breath.

    Він піднявся та глибоко зітхнув. — shanghainese

    ruОн встал и глубоко вздохнул. — fjay69

    deEr stand auf und atmete tief ein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. I have bad breath.

    У мене неприємний запах з рота. — ChickenKiev

    ruУ меня неприятный запах изо рта. — papersaltserver

    deIch habe Mundgeruch. — Hans_Adler

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act or process of breathing:
Русский
By meaning 2
act or process of breathing:
rest or pause:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
act or process of breathing:
single act of breathing in and out:
air expelled from the lungs:
rest or pause:

Origin

From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation,

From Middle English breeth, breth, from Old English brǣþ (“odor, scent, stink, exhalation, vapor”), from Proto-West Germanic *brāþi (“vapour, waft, exhalation, breath”) (compare German Brodem (“haze, vapor; breath”), of a different but related formation).

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Forms

plural: breaths
Singularbreath
Pluralbreaths

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

44 related words
RelatedbreatheA1breather
DerivedbreathlessB1breathtakingB2baby's breathbad breathbreathalyzerbreatharianbreath-catchingbreath-catchinglybreath checkbreath controlbreathfulbreath guardbreathholdbreathlikebreathlybreath markbreath mintbreathplaybreathsomebreath spraybreath stripbreathtakerbreath testbreathwork

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a deep breath
  • deep breath
  • out of breath
  • hold my breath
  • deep breath and
  • held his breath
  • catch his breath
  • hold your breath
  • breath and then
  • breath of fresh
  • catch my breath
  • a breath of

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
breastfeedbreaststrokebreathablebreathalyzerbreatheA1breather

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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