Word
breathed
US/ˈbɹiðd/
UK/bɹˈiːðd/
Definition
v. the past tense of 'breathe', meaning you took air into your lungs and let it out again.
v. the past tense and past participle of 'breathe'; refers to the physiological process of inhaling and exhaling air.
Examples
“She breathed deeply to calm her nerves.”
“After running the marathon, he leaned against a tree and breathed heavily for several minutes.”
“The cold winter air was so crisp that every time she breathed out, a thick cloud of white vapor appeared before her face.”
Examples
simple
“She breathed deeply to calm her nerves.”
contextual
“After running the marathon, he leaned against a tree and breathed heavily for several minutes.”
complex
“The cold winter air was so crisp that every time she breathed out, a thick cloud of white vapor appeared before her face.”
Usage
The verb is intransitive when describing the act of respiration, but can be transitive when 'breathing' a specific substance like air or smoke.
Etymology
From breathe + -ed.
From breath + -ed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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