take the air

verb

To go out walking or riding, so as to enjoy the fresh air.

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Meanings

verbtake the air (third-person singular simple present takes the air, present participle taking the air, simple past took the air, past participle taken the air)

present singular third person takes the air · participle present taking the air · past took the air · participle past taken the air

  1. To go out walking or riding, so as to enjoy the fresh air.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbtake a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure

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walk
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walk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

take the air. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20air

MLA

“take the air.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20air. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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