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draw breath

draw breath verb: to breathe, to inhale.

Verb

draw breath (third-person singular simple present draws breath, present participle drawing breath, simple past drew breath, past participle drawn breath)

  1. To breathe, to inhale.
  2. To pause and rest.
  3. (literary) To be alive.

Forms of draw breath

third-person singular presentdraws breath
present participledrawing breath
pastdrew breath
past participledrawn breath

Questions about draw breath

What does draw breath mean?
Draw breath means to breathe, to inhale.
What part of speech is draw breath?
Draw breath is a verb.
What is the past tense of draw breath?
The past tense of draw breath is drew breath.

Words near draw breath in the dictionary

  1. draw attention
  2. draw away
  3. draw back
  4. draw blank
  5. draw blood
  6. draw breath
  7. draw bridge
  8. draw bridges
  9. draw bridle
  10. draw cuts
  11. draw dead

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