1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. I can breathe better when the air is clean
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;The patient is respiring

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: breathetake a breathsuspire

2. undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide

3. breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety