breathe
[ breeth ]
/ brið /
verb (used without object), breathed [breethd] /briðd/, breath·ing.
verb (used with object), breathed [breethd] /briðd/, breath·ing.
Idioms for breathe
Origin of breathe
1250–1300; Middle English
brethen, derivative of
breath
OTHER WORDS FROM breathe
out·breathe, verb (used with object), out·breathed, out·breath·ing. pre·breathe, verb (used with object), pre·breathed, pre·breath·ing.Words nearby breathe
British Dictionary definitions for not breathe a word
breathe
/ (briːð) /
verb
Word Origin for breathe
C13: from
breath
Idioms and Phrases with not breathe a word (1 of 2)
not breathe a word
Not reveal a secret, keep concealed, as in You must promise not to breathe a word of what I'm about to tell you. This phrase relies on the verb breathe as meaning “to utter,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.
Idioms and Phrases with not breathe a word (2 of 2)
breathe