take a deep breath

verb

To inhale deeply.

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Meanings

verbtake a deep breath (third-person singular simple present takes a deep breath, present participle taking a deep breath, simple past took a deep breath, past participle taken a deep breath)

present singular third person takes a deep breath · participle present taking a deep breath · past took a deep breath · participle past taken a deep breath

  1. idiomaticTo inhale deeply.
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take a deep breath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20deep%20breath

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a deep breath,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20deep%20breath.

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