breathes
/bɹiːðz/ · verb
Meaning
- To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
- To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
- To live.
- To draw something into the lungs.
- To expel air from the lungs, exhale.
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