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Definition of inhale verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

inhale

 verb
verb
NAmE//ɪnˈheɪl//
 
, NAmE//ˈɪnheɪl//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they inhale
 
he / she / it inhales
 
past simple inhaled
 
-ing form inhaling
 
 
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to take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe synonym breathe in She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. He inhaled deeply on another cigarette. Lift your arms above your head and inhale as you stretch. inhale something Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire. opposite exhale
NAmE//ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃn//
 
noun [uncountable] Hundreds of children were treated for smoke inhalation.
See inhale in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary