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- [breeth ee-zee]
- /brið ˈi zi/
- /briːð ˈiːzi/
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- [breeth ee-zee]
- /brið ˈi zi/
Definitions of breathe easy words
- verb without object breathe easy to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire. 1
- verb without object breathe easy (in speech) to control the outgoing breath in producing voice and speech sounds. 1
- verb without object breathe easy to pause, as for breath; take rest: How about giving me a chance to breathe? 1
- verb without object breathe easy to move gently or blow lightly, as air. 1
- verb without object breathe easy to live; exist: Hardly a man breathes who has not known great sorrow. 1
- verb without object breathe easy to be redolent of. 1
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Origin of breathe easy
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English brethen, derivative of breath
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Parts of speech for Breathe easy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breathe easy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breathe easy
verb breathe easy
- unwind — to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition: to unwind a rolled bandage; to unwind a coiled rope.
- recline — to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
- chill out — To chill out means to relax after you have done something tiring or stressful.
- rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
- take it easy — relax
Antonyms for breathe easy
verb breathe easy
- worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- irritate — to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
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