respire
verb/rɪˈspaɪə(r)/
/rɪˈspaɪər/
[intransitive] (specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they respire | /rɪˈspaɪə(r)/ /rɪˈspaɪər/ |
| he / she / it respires | /rɪˈspaɪəz/ /rɪˈspaɪərz/ |
| past simple respired | /rɪˈspaɪəd/ /rɪˈspaɪərd/ |
| past participle respired | /rɪˈspaɪəd/ /rɪˈspaɪərd/ |
| -ing form respiring | /rɪˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /rɪˈspaɪərɪŋ/ |
- to breathe
- Terrestrial amphibians respire through their skin.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French respirer or Latin respirare ‘breathe out’, from re- ‘again’ + spirare ‘breathe’.Want to learn more?
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