Word

respire, v.
(respired, respires, respiring)

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 3

breathe respire suspire take a breath

sample sentences

"I can breathe better when the air is clean"
"The patient is respiring"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

breathing breather

also see

breathe out breathe in

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

respiratory respiration respirator

semantic pointers

entailment

breathe in, inhale, inspire exhale, expire, breathe out

verb group

respire respire

hyponym

respire choke hyperventilate hiccup, hiccough sigh, suspire exhale, expire, breathe out breathe in, inhale, inspire wheeze yawn snore, saw wood, saw logs

undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
<verb.body>

respire

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

respiratory respiration respiration

semantic pointers

verb group

breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire

hypernym

undergo

breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
<verb.body>

respire

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

respiratory

semantic pointers

verb group

breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire

hypernym

breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire