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inhaleinhale /ɪnˈheɪl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYinhaleOrigin: 1700-1800 in- + -hale (as in exhale) VERB TABLEinhale |
| Present | I, you, we, they | inhale | | he, she, it | inhales | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | inhaled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have inhaled | | he, she, it | has inhaled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had inhaled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will inhale | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have inhaled |
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| Present | I | am inhaling | | he, she, it | is inhaling | | you, we, they | are inhaling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was inhaling | | you, we, they | were inhaling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inhaling | | he, she, it | has been inhaling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inhaling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inhaling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inhaling |
► inhaled deeply Myra lit another cigarette and inhaled deeply (=inhaled a lot of smoke). THESAURUSair► breathe to take air into your lungs and send it out again: My eyes began to sting, and I couldn’t breathe. People are concerned about the quality of the air they breathe. ► take a breath to take air into your lungs: Take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds. ► inhale formal to breathe in air, smoke, or gas: Try not to inhale the fumes from the glue. ► exhale formal to breathe air, smoke, etc. out through your mouth and nose: The doctor asked him to exhale normally while she listened to his lungs. ► be short of breath (also be out of breath) to have difficulty breathing, often after exercising or because you are sick: After walking up the stairs, my father was short of breath. ► gasp (also gasp for breath/air) to breathe quickly and loudly, because you are having difficulty getting enough air: People ran from the smoky building gasping for breath. ► wheeze to breathe with difficulty, making a noise in your throat and chest, usually because you are sick: The pollen in the air was making me wheeze and itch. ► pant to breathe quickly with short breaths, in the way that dogs do: The dog sat outside, panting in the hot sun. ► snore to breathe noisily through your mouth and nose while you sleep: He snores so loudly that I hear it in the next room. ► sigh to breathe out loudly and slowly because you are disappointed, tired, or you are beginning to relax: She sighed with relief as she walked out of the exam room. ► hyperventilate to breathe too hard and fast because you are anxious or sick: Before the competition, she started to hyperventilate. to breathe in air, smoke, or gas OPP exhale: It was later determined that Burke had inhaled poisonous fumes. Myra lit another cigarette and inhaled deeply (=inhaled a lot of smoke).► see thesaurus at breathe—inhalation /ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |