Inhale — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

draw deep into the lungs in by breathing

draw in (air)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnhˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnhˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnhˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnhˈeɪl/.

Examples

Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled
Inhale deeply
inhale the fresh mountain air

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

breathe in inspire

Antonyms

exhale

Parts of Speech

verb	draw deep into the lungs in by breathing “Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled”
verb	draw in (air) “Inhale deeply”

Word Forms

inhalant	adjective	inhaling or serving for inhalation
inhalation	noun	a medication to be taken by inhaling it
inhalant	noun	something that is inhaled
inhalator	noun	a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
inspiratory	adjective	pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration
inspiration	noun	the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einatmen

Durch die Atmung tief in die Lunge einziehen

🇫🇷French

inhaler

aspirer profondément dans les poumons en respirant

🇪🇸Spanish

inhalar

entrar profundamente en los pulmones respirando

🇮🇹Italian

inalare

aspirare in profondità nei polmoni respirando

🇳🇱Dutch

inademen

diep in de longen zuigen door te ademen

🇵🇹Portuguese

inalar

aspire profundamente nos pulmões respirando

🇷🇺Russian

вдыхать

глубоко проникнуть в легкие при дыхании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साँस

सांस लेते हुए फेफड़ों में गहराई तक खींचें

🇧🇩Bengali

শ্বাস নেওয়া

শ্বাসের মাধ্যমে ফুসফুসের গভীরে আঁকুন

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளிழுக்க

சுவாசிப்பதன் மூலம் நுரையீரலுக்குள் ஆழமாக இழுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పీల్చే

శ్వాస తీసుకోవడం ద్వారా ఊపిరితిత్తులలోకి లోతుగా గీయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

श्वास घेणे

श्वासोच्छवासाद्वारे फुफ्फुसात खोलवर काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શ્વાસમાં લેવું

શ્વાસ દ્વારા ફેફસાંમાં ઊંડે સુધી ખેંચો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಸಿರಾಡುವಂತೆ

ಉಸಿರಾಟದ ಮೂಲಕ ಶ್ವಾಸಕೋಶವನ್ನು ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಎಳೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്വസിക്കുക

ശ്വസിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ശ്വാസകോശത്തിലേക്ക് ആഴത്തിൽ വരയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣਾ

ਸਾਹ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਫੇਫੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਡੂੰਘੇ ਖਿੱਚੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سانس لینا

سانس لے کر پھیپھڑوں میں گہرائی تک کھینچیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吸入

通过呼吸深深地吸入肺部

🇯🇵Japanese

吸い込む

呼吸によって肺の奥まで吸い込む

🇰🇷Korean

흡입하다

호흡을 통해 폐 깊숙이 들어가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hít vào

hít sâu vào phổi bằng cách thở

🇹🇭Thai

สูดดม

หายใจเข้าลึกถึงปอด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghirup

menarik jauh ke dalam paru-paru dengan bernapas

🇵🇭Filipino

huminga

gumuhit ng malalim sa baga sa pamamagitan ng paghinga

🇲🇾Malay

sedut

menarik jauh ke dalam paru-paru dengan bernafas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يستنشق

اسحب إلى عمق الرئتين عن طريق التنفس

🇮🇷Persian

استنشاق

با نفس کشیدن به عمق ریه ها بکشید

🇹🇷Turkish

nefes almak

nefes alarak akciğerlerin derinliklerine çekin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁאוֹף

למשוך עמוק לתוך הריאות בנשימה

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The primary meaning of 'inhale' is 'draw deep into the lungs in by breathing'.

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