suspire

suspire
verb
1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
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I can breathe better when the air is clean

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The patient is respiring

• Syn: ↑breathe, ↑take a breath, ↑respire
• See Also: ↑breathe out (for: ↑breathe), ↑breathe in (for: ↑breathe)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑respiratory (for: ↑respire), ↑respiration (for: ↑respire), ↑respirator (for: ↑respire), ↑breather (for: ↑breathe), ↑breathing (for: ↑breathe)
• Hyponyms:
↑respire, ↑choke, ↑hyperventilate, ↑hiccup, ↑hiccough, ↑sigh, ↑exhale, ↑expire, ↑breathe out, ↑inhale, ↑inspire, ↑breathe in, ↑wheeze, ↑yawn, ↑snore, ↑saw wood, ↑saw logs
• Verb Group: ↑respire
• Entailment: ↑inhale, ↑inspire, ↑breathe in, ↑exhale, ↑expire, ↑breathe out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

2. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
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She sighed sadly

• Syn: ↑sigh
• Derivationally related forms: ↑suspiration, ↑sigh (for: ↑sigh)
• Hypernyms: ↑breathe, ↑take a breath, ↑respire
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s


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  • Suspire — Sus*pire , v. i. [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.] To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. [1913 Webster] Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suspire — Sus*pire , n. [Cf. L. suspirium.] A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suspire — mid 15c., from L. suspirare to draw a deep breath, sigh, from sub under + spirare to breathe (see SPIRIT (Cf. spirit)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • suspire — [sə spīr′] vi. suspired, suspiring [ME suspiren < L suspirare, to breathe out < sub ,SUB + spirare: see SPIRIT] Rare to take a long, deep breath; esp., to sigh suspiration [sus΄pi rā′shən] n …   English World dictionary

  • suspire — intransitive verb (suspired; suspiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin suspirare, from sub + spirare to breathe Date: 15th century to draw a long deep breath ; sigh …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • suspire — /seuh spuyeur /, v., suspired, suspiring. v.i. 1. to sigh. 2. to breathe. v.t. 3. to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths. [1400 50; late ME < L suspirare, equiv. to su SU + spirare to breathe] * * * …   Universalium

  • suspire — verb a) To breathe. b) To exhale. See Also: suspiration, respire …   Wiktionary

  • suspire — v. sigh, make a long sighing sound; breathe in, respire …   English contemporary dictionary

  • suspire — [sə spʌɪə] verb literary breathe. Derivatives suspiration noun Origin ME (in the sense yearn after ): from L. suspirare, from sub from below + spirare breathe …   English new terms dictionary

  • suspire — sus·pire …   English syllables

  • suspire — sus•pire [[t]səˈspaɪər[/t]] v. pired, pir•ing 1) to sigh 2) to utter with sighing breaths • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L suspīrāre=su su +spīrāre to breathe sus•pi•ra•tion ˌsʌs pəˈreɪ ʃən n …   From formal English to slang

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