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TOEFL BNC: 1768 COCA: 1628

breath

noun

ˈbreth How to pronounce breath (audio)
1
a
: air filled with a fragrance or odor
b
: a slight indication : suggestion
the faintest breath of scandal
2
a
: the faculty of breathing
recovering his breath after the race
b
: an act of breathing
fought to the last breath
c
: opportunity or time to breathe : respite
3
: a slight breeze
4
a
: air inhaled and exhaled in breathing
bad breath
b
: something (such as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing
c
: inhalation
5
: a spoken sound : utterance
6
: spirit, animation
Phrases
breath of fresh air
: a welcome or refreshing change
in one breath or in the same breath
: almost simultaneously
out of breath
: breathing very rapidly (as from strenuous exercise)
under one's breath
: so as to be barely audible
mumbled something under his breath

Synonyms

Example Sentences

When Oscar Wilde allegedly gestured at the garish wallpaper in his cheap Parisian hotel room and announced with his dying breath, "Either it goes or I go," he was exhibiting something beyond an irrepressibly brilliant wit. Tom Robbins, Harper's, September 2004 I ski as far as I can and stop (in these relatively low-altitude coastal mountains, you don't stop for breath the way you sometimes do in Colorado; here you stop when your legs demand a break) … Lito Tejada-Flores, Skiing, February 1999 gum that freshens your breath It's so cold outside that I can see my breath. My mad dash for the bus left me gasping for breath. I took a long breath before speaking again. See More
Recent Examples on the Web It was first produced in London in 2020 and comes to Broadway with its original director, Patrick Marber, and a cast of (take a deep breath) more than two dozen actors — unheard of for a nonmusical play these days. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 My friend pauses, takes a deep breath and responds. The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 Rabbi Barry Silver tells his congregation that traditional Jewish law says life begins at birth: when the baby draws its first breath. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 The last time Rojas saw Claudia was two months before Johan was expected to breathe his first breath. Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2022 But even as Juul may be drawing its last breath, competitors are moving in to claim the vape crown. Wired, 17 July 2022 But as this series took its last breath, Emmy voters ultimately decided to let this series about life and death rest in peace, giving it only one nomination for outstanding original music and lyrics. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 12 July 2022 His wife, four daughters, more than 16 of his grandchildren and other family members, gathered at his house after Uvaldo took his last breath. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2022 Last year, across town at an apartment complex on Harn Boulevard, Mike Allis, 59, watched his friend and roommate Francis Forte take his last breath. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 18 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English breth, from Old English brǣth; akin to Old High German brādam breath, and perhaps to Old English beorma yeast — more at barm

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of breath was in the 13th century

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