Phrase guide

out of breath

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • out əv brĕth
  • -ŭv′-
  • -ŏv′-
  • Received-Pronunciation: /aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /aʊ̯t əv bɹeθ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˌʌv-/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˌɒv-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/
  • General-American: /-ˌʌv-/
  • General-American: /-ˌɔv-/ without the cot–caught merger
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /-ˌɑv-/
  • Canada: /aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/
  • Canada: /-ˌʌv-/
  • Canada, standard: /-ˌɒv-/
  • Canada, dialectal: /-ˌɑv-/
  • Australian: /æɔ̯t əv bɹeθ/
  • Australian: /-ˌɐv-/
  • Australian: /-ˌɔv-/
  • New-Zealand: /æʊ̯t əv bɹeθ/
  • New-Zealand: /-ˌɐv-/
  • New-Zealand: /-ˌɒv-/
  • Scotland: /ʌʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/
  • Scotland: /ʌʊ̯t ʌv bɹɛθ/
  • Scotland: /-ˌʌv-/
  • Scotland: /-ˌɔv-/
  • India: /əwʈ ov bɾɛ(ː)t̪/
  • India: /ɑwʈ ov bɾɛ(ː)t̪/
  • India: /-ˌəv-/
  • India: /-ˌɔv-/

1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We were all out of breath when we got to the summit.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: out of wind

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: asemloos — breathing with difficulty
  • Arabic: لَاهِث (lāhiṯ) — breathing with difficulty
  • Catalan: sense alè — breathing with difficulty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氣喘吁吁 (qìchuǎnxūxū) — breathing with difficulty
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喘不過氣 /喘不过气 (chuǎnbuguòqì) — breathing with difficulty
  • Czech: zadýchaný — breathing with difficulty
  • Czech: udýchaný — breathing with difficulty
  • Dutch: buiten adem — breathing with difficulty
  • Esperanto: anhela — breathing with difficulty
  • Finnish: hengästynyt — breathing with difficulty
  • French: essoufflé — breathing with difficulty
  • French: hors d'haleine — breathing with difficulty
  • French: à bout de souffle — breathing with difficulty
  • German: außer Atem — breathing with difficulty
  • Greek: λαχανιασμένος (lachaniasménos) — breathing with difficulty
  • Hungarian: kifulladt — breathing with difficulty
  • Icelandic: móður — breathing with difficulty
  • Ido: anhela — breathing with difficulty
  • Irish: rite as anáil — breathing with difficulty
  • Italian: trafelato — breathing with difficulty
  • Italian: senza fiato — breathing with difficulty
  • Japanese: 息を切らして (iki o kirashite) — breathing with difficulty
  • Māori: tūngāngā — breathing with difficulty
  • Māori: hēmanawa — breathing with difficulty
  • Māori: pukā — breathing with difficulty
  • Norwegian: andpusten — breathing with difficulty
  • Polish: bez tchu — breathing with difficulty
  • Polish: zdyszany — breathing with difficulty
  • Polish: zadyszany — breathing with difficulty
  • Polish: zasapany — breathing with difficulty
  • Portuguese: ofegante — breathing with difficulty
  • Portuguese: esbaforido — breathing with difficulty
  • Romanian: cu respirația tăiată — breathing with difficulty
  • Russian: запы́хавшийся (zapýxavšijsja) — breathing with difficulty
  • Russian: пыхтя́щий (pyxtjáščij) — breathing with difficulty
  • Slovak: udýchaný — breathing with difficulty
  • Spanish: sin aliento — breathing with difficulty
  • Spanish: sin hálito — breathing with difficulty
  • Swedish: andfådd — breathing with difficulty
  • Swedish: med andan i halsen — breathing with difficulty