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breathes

/bɹiːðz/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
  2. To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
  3. To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
  4. To live.
  5. To draw something into the lungs.
  6. To expel air from the lungs, exhale.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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