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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily;
- Example: "She sighed sadly"
[syn: sigh, suspire]

2. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs;
- Example: "I can breathe better when the air is clean"
- Example: "The patient is respiring"
[syn: breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Suspire \Sus*pire"\, n. [Cf. L. suspirium.] A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Suspire \Sus*pire"\, v. i. [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.] To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

suspire v 1: heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" [syn: sigh, suspire] 2: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" [syn: breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire]