noun
Meaning 1
A long, deep breath; a sigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
suspire
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/səˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
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verb
Meaning 2
To breathe, especially to exhale
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, literary
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To sigh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
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verb
Meaning 4
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: breathe, take a breath, respire
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: respire, choke, hyperventilate, hiccup, hiccough, sigh, suspire, exhale, expire, breathe out, inhale, inspire, breathe in, wheeze, yawn, snore, saw wood, saw logs
verb
Meaning 5
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She sighed sadly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sigh
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
History
Etymology
Late Middle English, from Latin suspīrāre. Cognate with Old French sospirer (modern soupirer) and Spanish suspirar.