breath
/breθ/noun
उच्चारण ब्रेथ
साँस, श्वास; झोंका
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[U, C]
the air that you take into your lungs and send out again; an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time; a slight movement of air; a small amount of something
साँस, श्वास; झोंका
- Take a deep breath.
- out of breath
- a breath of fresh air
+ 4 more examples
- She ran up the stairs and was out of breath at the top.
- Hold your breath and count to ten.
- The boy took a deep breath and dived into the pool.
- I could see my breath in the cold morning air.
Synonyms inhalation respiration gasp breeze whiff
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
breath (noun) vs breathe (verb)
Breath rhymes with death and is a noun; breathe rhymes with seethe and is a verb. The final e changes the sound.
'Breath' death से मिलता है और noun है; 'breathe' seethe से मिलता है और verb है। अंत का e उच्चारण बदल देता है।
- Take a deep breath before you start.
- Breathe slowly through your nose.
take / hold / catch your breath
Take a breath means to inhale; hold means to stop breathing for a moment; catch means to rest until breathing is normal.
'Take a breath' साँस लेना है; 'hold' साँस रोकना और 'catch' तब तक रुकना जब तक साँस सामान्य न हो जाए।
- Radhika held her breath as the result was read out.
- He stopped to catch his breath after the climb.
in one breath / in the same breath
In one breath means all at once; in the same breath means to say two opposite things almost together.
'In one breath' का अर्थ एक साथ है; 'in the same breath' का अर्थ लगभग साथ-साथ दो विरोधी बातें कहना है।
- She praised and criticised him in the same breath.
short of breath / out of breath / breath of fresh air
Short of breath is a medical or physical condition; out of breath is temporary after effort. The entry has out of breath and a breath of fresh air.
'Short of breath' शारीरिक या चिकित्सीय स्थिति है; 'out of breath' परिश्रम के बाद अस्थायी स्थिति है; entry में out of breath और a breath of fresh air दिए हैं।
- He was short of breath after the climb.
+Collocations 4
adjective + breath
deeplonglastbadshallow
- The old man took his last breath at home.
verb + breath
takeholdcatchwastedraw
- Don't waste your breath; he never listens.
breath + of + noun
fresh airwindreliefscandallife
- The cool breeze was a breath of relief after the heat.
preposition + breath
out ofshort ofunder yourwith batedbelow your
- She muttered the answer under her breath.
“More examples 5
- The runner was out of breath at the finishing line.
धावक अंतिम रेखा पर हाँफ रहा था।
- Take a deep breath and read the question again.
गहरी साँस लीजिए और प्रश्न दोबारा पढ़िए।
- The crowd waited with bated breath for the last ball.
भीड़ ने अंतिम गेंद का साँस रोके इंतज़ार किया।
- Radhika's breath froze in the winter cold of Shimla.
शिमला की सर्द ठंड में राधिका की साँस जम-सी गई।
- He could not say a word in one breath without stammering.
वह बिना हकलाए एक साँस में कोई शब्द नहीं कह पाता था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He could hardly breath after the climb.
✓ He could hardly breathe after the climb.
After could, the verb breathe is needed, spelt with a final e.
Could के बाद verb 'breathe' चाहिए, जिसके अंत में e आता है।
✗ Take a deep breathe.
✓ Take a deep breath.
The noun breath has no final e.
Noun 'breath' के अंत में e नहीं होता।
✗ She breath slowly to calm herself.
✓ She breathed slowly to calm herself.
The verb is breathe, and its past tense is breathed.
क्रिया 'breathe' है और उसका past tense 'breathed' है।
¶Idioms 7
out of breath
having difficulty breathing after exercise
हाँफता हुआ, साँस फूली हुई
- He arrived out of breath after climbing the stairs.
- I was out of breath after running for the bus.
catch your breath
to breathe normally again after running or after a shock
साँस सामान्य करना, दम लेना
- Let me sit down and catch my breath.
- She paused to catch her breath.
a breath of fresh air
a person or thing that is new and different and therefore interesting and exciting
ताज़ा हवा का झोंका, नयापन लाने वाला व्यक्ति या चीज़
- The new teacher is a breath of fresh air.
- Her ideas were a breath of fresh air for the company.
under your breath
quietly, so that other people cannot hear
धीमे से, बुदबुदाकर
- He swore under his breath.
- She said something under her breath.
in the same breath
immediately after saying sth that seems to have the opposite meaning
उसी साँस में, एक साथ (विरोधी बातें कहना)
- He praised my work and in the same breath told me to redo it.
- You can't call yourself honest and in the same breath ask me to lie.
waste your breath
to say sth that nobody takes any notice of
बेकार में बोलना, कहना फ़िज़ूल होना
- Don't waste your breath arguing with him.
- I'm wasting my breath trying to advise you.
don't hold your breath
used to say that sth will not happen soon or may never happen
ज़्यादा उम्मीद मत रखो
- He says he'll repay the loan, but don't hold your breath.
- The road will be repaired soon — but don't hold your breath.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: breath (/breθ/, noun: 'take a breath') and breathe (/briːð/, verb: 'breathe deeply').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: breath (/breθ/, noun: 'take a breath') और breathe (/briːð/, verb: 'breathe deeply')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A breath of fresh air (a new and refreshing person or thing), take sb's breath away (be very surprising or beautiful; breathtaking), save your breath (do not bother saying something because it will have no effect), under your breath (in a quiet voice), hold your breath (wait anxiously), out of breath (breathing quickly after exercise), in the same breath (immediately after saying something opposite).
Idioms: a breath of fresh air (नया और ताज़गी देने वाला व्यक्ति या चीज़, ताज़ी हवा का झोंका), take sb's breath away (बहुत चौंकाने वाला या सुंदर होना; breathtaking), save your breath (कुछ कहने का कष्ट न करें क्योंकि असर नहीं होगा), under your breath (धीमी आवाज़ में), hold your breath (उत्सुकता से प्रतीक्षा करना, साँस रोके), out of breath (व्यायाम के बाद हाँफते हुए), in the same breath (विपरीत बात कहने के तुरंत बाद)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: we breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
विज्ञान में हम ऑक्सीजन अंदर लेते हैं और कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड बाहर छोड़ते हैं।