{
    "term": "breathe",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "breathe",
            "heSheIt": "breathes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "breathed",
        "pastParticiple": "breathed",
        "ingForm": "breathing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to take air into your lungs and send it out again through your nose or mouth",
            "sensetop": "breathe something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **breathed deeply** before speaking again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air was so cold we could hardly breathe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was beginning to breathe more easily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was breathing heavily after his exertions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most people don't realize that they are breathing polluted air.",
                    "contextForm": "breathe something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Always breathe through your nose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was breathing raggedly, mouth open."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can barely breathe here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't breathe properly—I'm gasping for air!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were both breathing hard from the steep climb."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to breathe normally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He hardly dared breathe in case they heard him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The men breathe air that is filtered to remove any dust or gas."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fast", "quickly", "rapidly"],
                "verb + breathe": ["can", "can barely", "can hardly"],
                "preposition": ["through"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to send a smell or sound, or air, smoke, etc. out of your mouth",
            "sensetop": "breathe something (+ adv./prep.)",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's not polite to breathe garlic all over everybody."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **breathed a** huge **sigh of relief**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She rushed into my office breathing fire and threatening me with a lawyer."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to say something quietly",
            "sensetop": "+ speechbreathe something",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘I'm over here,’ she breathed.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You know I'd never **breathe a word** *(= tell a secret)* to anyone.",
                    "contextForm": "breathe something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He breathed the words against her ear."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Where are you?’ breathed a voice in the dark."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["huskily", "quietly", "softly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "if you allow wine to breathe, you open the bottle and let air get in before you drink it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "if cloth, leather, skin, etc. can breathe, air can move around or through it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Cotton clothing allows your skin to breathe."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to be full of a particular feeling or quality",
            "sensetop": "breathe something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her performance breathed wit and charm."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to feel calm again after something unpleasant or frightening has ended",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Once he was safely back in prison, she was able to breathe easily again."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to watch closely what somebody is doing in a way that makes them feel anxious and/or annoyed",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I can’t get any work done with you breathing down my neck."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to relax and stop worrying",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can rest easy—I'm not going to tell anyone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can sleep easy knowing that she's safely home."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to die",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to improve something by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The results of their research have breathed new life into the debate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He hopes the development will breathe new life into the community."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They need some new, younger staff to breathe some life into the company."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very enthusiastic about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He just lives and breathes football."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/briːð/",
                "audio": "br/breathe/breathe__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/briːðz/",
                "audio": "br/breathe/breathes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/briːðd/",
                "audio": "br/breathe/breathed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbriːðɪŋ/",
                "audio": "br/breathe/breathing__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/briːð/",
                "audio": "br/breathe/breathe__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/briːðz/",
                "audio": "br/breathe/breathes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/briːðd/",
                "audio": "br/breathe/breathed__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbriːðɪŋ/",
                "audio": "br/breathe/breathing__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘exhale, steam’): from breath."
}