Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To inhale and subsequently exhale air

  2. (idiomatic)To pause or rest after strenuous activity

  3. (idiomatic)To calm down

More definitions
  • draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

Examples

123 sentences

  1. 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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  2. Take a deep breath and then relax.

    Глибоко зітхніть і розслабтеся. — aandrusiak

    ruГлубоко вздохните и расслабьтесь. — sismic

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  3. 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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  4. Take a deep breath and relax.

    ruСделайте глубокий вдох и расслабьтесь. — odexed

    deAtme tief durch und entspann dich! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Let's all take a deep breath.

    ruДавайте все сделаем глубокий вдох. — marafon

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Forms

takes a breath, taking a breath, took a breath, taken a breath
Base formtake a breath · to take a breath
3rd person singulartakes a breath
Present participletaking a breath
Past simpletook a breath
Past participletaken a breath

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake a breath
he, she, ittakes a breath

Past simpleLesson

all personstook a breath

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken a breath
he, she, ithas taken a breath

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take a breath

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout

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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