respire (redirected from respiring)

re·spire  (r-spr)

v. re·spired, re·spir·ing, re·spires

v.intr.

1. To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale.

2. To undergo the metabolic process of respiration.

3. To breathe easily again, as after a period of exertion or trouble.

v.tr.

To inhale and exhale (air); breathe.

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[Middle English respiren, to breathe again, from Latin resprre : re-, re- + sprre, to breathe.]

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respire

Verb

[-spiring, -spired]

1. to breathe

2. to undergo respiration [Latin respirare to exhale]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
	2.	respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"
	3.	respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" breathe, take a breath, suspire respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety choke - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" hyperventilate - breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate" hiccough, hiccup - breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" sigh, suspire - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly" breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" wheeze - breathe with difficulty yawn - utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance" saw logs, saw wood, snore - breathe noisily during one's sleep; "she complained that her husband snores"

Translations

respire

v respire [rəˈspaiə]

to breathe. asemhaal يَتَنَفَّس дишам dýchat ånde atmen αναπνέω respirar hingama نفس کشیدن؛ استنشاق کردن hengittää respirer לִנשוֹם श्वास लेना disati lélegzik bernapas anda respirare 呼吸する 숨쉬다, 호흡하다 kvėpuoti elpot bernafas ademhalen puste, ånde oddychać respirar a respira дышать dýchať dihati disati andas หายใจ soluk alıp vermek 呼吸 дихати سانس لینا thở 呼吸

n respiration [respəˈreiʃən]

breathing. asemhaling تَنَفُّس дишане dech ånding das Atmen αναπνοή respiración hingamine تنفس hengitys respiration נְשִימָה श्वास disanje lélegzés pernapasan öndun respirazione 呼吸 호흡 kvėpavimas elpošana pernafasan ademhaling pust, åndedrett oddychanie respiração res­­piraţie дыхание dych dihanje disanje andning การหายใจ solunum 呼吸 дихання سانس لینے کا عمل sự thở; hơi thở 呼吸

n respirator [ˈrespə]

1 a sort of mask worn to purify the air breathed in eg by firemen. respirator قِناع التَّنَفُّس لرجال الإطْفاء газова маска plynová maska gasmaske; røgmaske die Sauerstoffmaske αναπνευστική συσκευή máscara de gas respiraator ماسک تنفسی hengityssuojain masque à gaz מַסֵיכַת גָז श्वासयंत्र maska s kisikom gázálarc topeng gas öndunargríma maschera antigas 防毒マスク 방독면 respiratorius respirators; gāzmaska topeng gas rookmasker gassmaske maska gazowa máscara respiratória mască de gaze респиратор plynová maska plinska maska maska andningsmask หน้ากากป้องกันก๊าซพิษ gaz maskesi 防毒面具 респіратор; протигаз ایسا آلہ جو اندر جانے والی ہوا کو صاف کرتا ہے mặt nạ 防毒面具

2 a piece of apparatus used to help very ill or injured people to breathe. respirator كِمامَةُ التَّنَفُّس عند المَرْضى респиратор respirátor respirator das Atemgerät αναπνευστήρας aparato de respiración artificial hingamisaparaat دستگاه تتنفس مصنوعی؛ ماسک اکسیژن hengityslaite respirateur מַכשִיר הַנשָמָה रेस्पिरेटर, सांस यंत्र, श्वास यंत्र, सांस लेने का एक यंत्र respirator légzőkészülék respirator öndunarvél respiratore 人口呼吸装置 인공 호흡기 dirbtinio kvėpavimo aparatas mākslīgās elpināšanas aparāts alat bantuan pernafasan respirator respirator respirator tenda de oxigénio aparat pentru respiraţie artificială респиратор respirátor respirator respirator respirator เครื่องช่วยหายใจ solunum aygıtı (病人的)呼吸器 апарат штучного дихання آلہ تنفس máy hô hấp nhân tạo （病人的）呼吸器

adj respiratory [ˈrespərətəri]

related to breathing respiratory diseases. respiratories تَنَفُّسي، خاص بالتَّنَفُّس дихателен dýchací åndedræts- Atmungs-... αναπνευστικός respiratorio hingamis- تنفسی hengitys- respiratoire שֶׁל הַנְשִימָה श्वसन, सांस लेने से सबंधित dišni (organi, sustav) légző(szervi) pernapasan öndunar- respiratorio 呼吸の 호흡과 관련된 kvėpavimo takų respirators-; elpošanas- pernafasan ademhalings{#169} puste-, åndedretts- oddechowy respiratório respirator дыхательный dýchací dihalen respiratorni andnings-, respirations- ซึ่งเหมาะสำหรับหายใจ solunumla ilgili 呼吸系統的 респіраторний, дихальний سانس لینے کا thuộc hô hấp 呼吸系统的