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breathe easy

breathe eas·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [breeth ee-zee]
    • /brið ˈi zi/
    • /briːð ˈiːzi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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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Synonyms 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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