take a breath

Verb

Meaning

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

breathe respire suspire rest stop breathing pause relax breathed inhale exhale sigh break off lie down hold back
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Antonyms

resolve exert do bend over backwards buckle down beaver away
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Hyponyms

inspire expire choke inhale exhale sigh

Examples

The soul knows no greater anguish than to take a breath that begins with love and ends with grief. Steven Erikson

I take a breath when I have to. Ethel Merman

We all know it, we already know all the important stuff, like: don't trust politicians, don't trust big business and don't trust the media. Trust your own heart and each other. When you take a breath and look away from the spectacle it's amazing how absurd it seems when you look back. Russell Brand

God, to breathe. Air. You don't know what it means until you cannot take a breath. Alice Borchardt

Worrying about the past or the future isn't productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed. Harvey Mackay

Take a breath of the new dawn and make it a part of you. Hopi Indian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

take a boat take a bow take a break take a breather take a broad view take a bullet