breathe: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with E
Meaning of breathe
verb
- intransitive
To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
- intransitive
To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.
Example: Fish have gills so they can breathe underwater.
- transitive
To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.
Example: While life as we know it depends on oxygen, scientists have speculated that alien life forms might breathe chlorine or methane.
- figuratively, intransitive
To live.
Example: I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.
Listed forms: breathes, breathing, breathed, glossary, breathest.
Source: Wiktionary — breathe.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for breathe.
verb
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
verb
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- rest
- catch one's breath
- take a breather
verb
expel (gases or odors)
- emit
- pass off
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is breathe in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of breathe
B(3) + R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of breathe
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from breathe
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