take a breath take a bow • take a breather · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · take a breath · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs. Synonyms: breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire. Examples: "I can breathe better when the air is clean." "The patient is respiring." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · breathe · · Synonym 1 respire · · Synonym 2 suspire · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 k latin small letter k U+006B r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074