Meanings
verbbreathe in (third-person singular simple present breathes in, present participle breathing in, simple past and past participle breathed in)
present singular third person breathes in · participle present breathing in · participle past breathed in · past breathed in
- ambitransitiveTo inhale.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek εἰσπνέω
- εἰσπνέω (eispnéō)to inhale
Chinese Mandarin 吸氣 /吸气
- 吸氣 /吸气 (xīqì)to inhale
Dutch inademen
- inademento inhale
Esperanto inhali
- inhalito inhale
French inhaler, inspirer
- inhalerto inhale
- inspirerto inhale
German einatmen
- einatmento inhale
Japanese 吸い込む
- 吸い込む (suikomu)to inhale
Latin inhālō
- inhālōto inhale
Polish wdychać
- wdychaćto inhale
Portuguese inspirar
- inspirarto inhale
Swedish andas in
- andas into inhale
Turkish nefes almak
- nefes almakto inhale
Welsh anadlu i mewn, mewnadlu
- anadlu i mewnto inhale
- mewnadluto inhale
Cite this entry
APA
breathe in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathe%20in
MLA
“breathe in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathe%20in. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breathe in,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathe%20in.
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