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take a deep breath

take a deep breath verb: to inhale deeply.

Verb

take a deep breath (third-person singular simple present takes a deep breath, present participle taking a deep breath, simple past took a deep breath, past participle taken a deep breath)

  1. (idiomatic) To inhale deeply.

Forms of take a deep breath

third-person singular presenttakes a deep breath
present participletaking a deep breath
pasttook a deep breath
past participletaken a deep breath

Questions about take a deep breath

What does take a deep breath mean?
Take a deep breath means to inhale deeply.
What part of speech is take a deep breath?
Take a deep breath is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a deep breath?
The past tense of take a deep breath is took a deep breath.

Words near take a deep breath in the dictionary

  1. take a chance
  2. take a cotton to
  3. take a crack at
  4. take a crap
  5. take a decision
  6. take a deep breath
  7. take a dim view of
  8. take a dip
  9. take a dirt nap
  10. take a dive
  11. take a dookie

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