Respire - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˈspaɪər|  American pronunciation of the word respire
Brit.  |rɪˈspaɪə|  British pronunciation of the word respire

verb

- breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs (syn: breathe, suspire)

Extra examples

Fish use their gills to respire.

...though unconscious, the patient is still respiring...

Men seemed only to respire war.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: respire
he/she/it: respires
present participle: respiring
past tense: respired
past participle: respired
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