1. 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
take a breath
v 1: 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]