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- [breez in]
- /briz ɪn/
- /briːz ɪn/
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- [breez in]
- /briz ɪn/
Definitions of breeze in words
- noun breeze in a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one. 1
- noun breeze in a wind of 4–31 miles per hour (2–14 m/sec). 1
- noun breeze in Informal. an easy task; something done or carried on without difficulty: Finding people to join in the adventure was a breeze. 1
- noun breeze in Chiefly British Informal. a disturbance or quarrel. 1
- verb without object breeze in (of the wind) to blow a breeze (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It breezed from the west all day. 1
- verb without object breeze in to move in a self-confident or jaunty manner: She breezed up to the police officer and asked for directions. 1
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Origin of breeze in
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; earlier brize, brise north or northeast wind; compare Dutch bries, East Frisian brîse, French brize, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan brisa, Italian brezza; orig. and path of transmission disputed
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Parts of speech for Breeze in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
breeze in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".
breeze in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for breeze in
verb breeze in
- materialize — to come into perceptible existence; appear; become actual or real; be realized or carried out: Our plans never materialized.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- come out — When a new product such as a book or CD comes out, it becomes available to the public.
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
Antonyms for breeze in
verb breeze in
- disappear — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
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