inhale

[In*haleĀ·]

To inhale is to breathe in. It is the opposite of "exhale," which is to breathe out.

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To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.

Verb
draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

Verb
draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"


v. t.
To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.


Inhale

In*hale" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhaled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhaling.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale.] To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.
Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening.

To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.

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Usage Examples

Part of the beauty of Judaism, and surely this is so for other faiths also, is that it gently restores control over time. Three times a day we stop what we are doing and turn to God in prayer. We recover perspective. We inhale a deep breath of eternity.

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.

I'm quite good at taking in information so I voraciously inhale Wikipedia - which may have some things wrong in it, but I think is generally more information than we had before. Last tour we didn't have Wikipedia. And then Discovery Channel and History Channel. I can take it in and retain what I think are the most important facts.

I don't trust anybody who didn't inhale.

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