breath

Pronunciation

• enPR: brĕth
• IPA ^(key): /breθ/
• SAMPA: /breT/

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Noun

Singular breath

Plural breaths

1. (uncountable) Your breath is the air that you move into and out of your lungs.

   After running for just a minute, his breath was coming quickly.

2. (countable) A breath is the air that you move into and out of your lungs one time.

   Take a big breath and put your face in the water.

Related words

• breathe