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verb · intransitive

suspire

suspire · suspires · suspired · suspiring

To sighTo sigh.

/səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/

Meaning

2 senses

(literary)To sigh.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
(archaic, literary)To breathe, especially to exhale

Origin

Late Middle English, from Latin suspīrāre. Cognate with Old French sospirer (modern soupir

Late Middle English, from Latin suspīrāre. Cognate with Old French sospirer (modern soupirer) and Spanish suspirar.

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Forms

suspires, suspiring, suspired, suspired

Base form	suspire · to suspire
3rd person singular	suspires
Present participle	suspiring
Past simple	suspired
Past participle	suspired

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	suspire
he, she, it	suspires

Past simpleLesson

all persons

suspired

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have suspired
he, she, it	has suspired

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will suspire

Synonyms

4 synonyms

to breathe:breatheA1

Close in meaning

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily:sigh
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs:breathe take a breath respire

Word family

3 related words

Relatedsuspiral suspiration suspirious

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

suspicionB1 suspiciousB2 suspiciouslyB2 suss sustainB2

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