draw breath

verb

To breathe, to inhale.

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Meanings

verbdraw breath (third-person singular simple present draws breath, present participle drawing breath, simple past drew breath, past participle drawn breath)

present singular third person draws breath · participle present drawing breath · past drew breath · participle past drawn breath

  1. To breathe, to inhale.
  2. To pause and rest.
  3. literaryTo be alive.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
breatherespireventilate
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APA

draw breath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20breath

MLA

“draw breath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20breath. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “draw breath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/draw%20breath.

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