Breath — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɪstˌɛmən/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛθ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈælɪstˌɛmən/.

Examples

he took a deep breath and dived into the pool
he was fighting to his last breath
his sour breath offended her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

breathing spell breather hint breathing place breathing space breathing time intimation

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing “he took a deep breath and dived into the pool”
noun	the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration “his sour breath offended her”
noun	a short respite
noun	an indirect suggestion “not a breath of scandal ever touched her”
noun	a slight movement of the air “there wasn't a breath of air in the room”

Word Forms

breathe	verb	take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
hint	verb	drop a hint; intimate by a hint
intimate	verb	imply as a possibility

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Atem

der Vorgang des Einatmens und Ausstoßens von Luft beim Atmen

🇫🇷French

haleine

le processus d’aspiration et d’expulsion d’air pendant la respiration

🇪🇸Spanish

aliento

el proceso de inhalar y expulsar aire durante la respiración

🇮🇹Italian

respiro

il processo di immissione ed espulsione dell'aria durante la respirazione

🇳🇱Dutch

adem

het proces van het in- en uitblazen van lucht tijdens het ademen

🇵🇹Portuguese

respiração

o processo de inspirar e expelir ar durante a respiração

🇷🇺Russian

дыхание

процесс вдыхания и выдыхания воздуха при дыхании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साँस

साँस लेने के दौरान वायु को अंदर लेने और बाहर निकालने की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্বাস

শ্বাস নেওয়ার সময় বাতাস গ্রহণ এবং বহিষ্কার করার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

மூச்சு

சுவாசத்தின் போது காற்றை எடுத்து வெளியேற்றும் செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్వాస

శ్వాస సమయంలో గాలిని తీసుకోవడం మరియు బయటకు పంపే ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

श्वास

श्वास घेताना हवा आत घेण्याची आणि बाहेर काढण्याची प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

શ્વાસ

શ્વાસ દરમિયાન હવાને અંદર લેવાની અને બહાર કાઢવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಸಿರು

ಉಸಿರಾಟದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊರಹಾಕುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്വാസം

ശ്വസന സമയത്ത് വായു എടുക്കുകയും പുറന്തള്ളുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਹ

ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਹਵਾ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਦਰ ਲੈਣ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

سانس

سانس لینے کے دوران ہوا لینے اور نکالنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

气息

呼吸时吸入和排出空气的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

呼吸

呼吸中に空気を吸ったり吐き出したりするプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

호흡

호흡하는 동안 공기를 흡입하고 배출하는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hơi thở

quá trình hít vào và thở ra không khí trong quá trình thở

🇹🇭Thai

ลมหายใจ

กระบวนการรับและไล่อากาศออกขณะหายใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

napas

proses mengambil dan mengeluarkan udara pada saat bernafas

🇵🇭Filipino

hininga

ang proseso ng pagpasok at pagpapalabas ng hangin habang humihinga

🇲🇾Malay

nafas

proses mengambil dan mengeluarkan udara semasa bernafas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتنفس

عملية أخذ الهواء وطرده أثناء التنفس

🇮🇷Persian

نفس

فرآیند جذب و دفع هوا در طول تنفس

🇹🇷Turkish

nefes

nefes alma sırasında havanın alınması ve dışarı verilmesi süreci

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְשִׁימָה

תהליך של כניסת והוצאת אוויר במהלך הנשימה

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The primary meaning of 'breath' is 'the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing'.

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Using 'breath' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'breath' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'breath' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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