easy
Take a slow breath before you read the next line.
What does Breath mean?
Breath is the air you take into or send out of your lungs.
Dictionary definition
The air taken into and sent out of the lungs, one act of breathing, or the ability to breathe.
Example sentences
Breath in a sentence
easy
The cold morning air made Sam's breath look like mist.
medium
After climbing the hill, we stopped to catch our breath.
hard
The audience held its breath while the final score appeared.
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Breath or breathe?
Compare the meanings, then choose a word for each new sentence.
Breath
Breath is the air you take into or send out of your lungs.
In a sentence Take a slow breath before you read the next line.
Breathe
Breathe means to take air into your lungs and send it out again.
In a sentence Breathe in slowly, then breathe out.
Spot the difference Breath is a noun; breathe is a verb. The final e in breathe changes both the word's job and its ending sound.
Which word fits?
Choose breath or breathe for each blank. Say your answer, then check why it fits.
1Before her turn to speak, Nia took a quiet ___.
Check answer 1
breath — Breath names the air taken in. The sentence needs a noun after a quiet.
2The actor paused to ___ between long lines.
Check answer 2
breathe — Breathe names the action of taking air in and sending it out. The sentence needs a verb after to.
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Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
What does breath most often name?
Breath is a noun for the air involved in breathing or for one act of breathing.
Practice 2
Choose the word that completes the sentence: “Pause, take a deep ___, and begin.”
Take needs the noun breath; breathe is the related verb.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses breath correctly?
Breath is the noun for the air; the verb would be breathe.
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MeaningBreath is the air you take into or send out of your lungs.
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Synonyms
Words like Breath
airUse for the air moving into or out of the lungs, as in warm breath.
inhalationUse for one act of drawing air into the lungs; this is a more technical, sense-limited match.
Antonym review
Does Breath have an opposite?
Breath can name air, one breathing action, or the ability to breathe, so exhale and breathlessness are related ideas rather than direct opposites.
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Want to practice breath synonyms in context? Try a Synonym Search question like "Nora let out a soft sigh after finishing the hard puzzle," then compare close word choices. Practice breath synonyms.
Word family
Breath word family
Base word
breath
noun
breaths
More than one act or amount of breathing.
adjective
breathless
Unable to breathe comfortably, or amazed and excited.
noun
breathlessness
The state of being short of breath.
adjective
breathy
Sounding as if extra air passes through the voice.
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Hint for students
Breath is the noun. It ends with the unvoiced sound in BRETH.
Common mix-up
Breath is a noun; breathe is a verb. The final e in breathe changes both the word's job and its ending sound.
Try it in class or at home
Sort short examples into noun phrases such as deep breath and verb phrases such as breathe deeply. Then practise catch your breath, hold your breath, and out of breath in complete sentences.
Teacher prompt
Compare “Take a breath” with “Breathe slowly.” Which word names a thing, and which word names an action?
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