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take one's breath away

breath
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [breth]
    • /teɪk wʌnz brɛθ əˈweɪ/
    • /teɪk wʌnz breθ əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breth]
    • /teɪk wʌnz brɛθ əˈweɪ/

Definitions of take one's breath away words

  • noun take one's breath away the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration. 1
  • noun take one's breath away respiration, especially as necessary to life. 1
  • noun take one's breath away life; vitality. 1
  • noun take one's breath away the ability to breathe easily and normally: She stopped to regain her breath. 1
  • noun take one's breath away time to breathe; pause or respite: Give him a little breath. 1
  • noun take one's breath away a single inhalation or respiration: He took a deep breath. 1
See all 22 definitions of take one's breath away

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Origin of take one's breath away

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English breth, breeth, Old English brǣth smell, exhalation; akin to German Brodem vapor, steam

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Parts of speech for Take one's breath away

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take one's breath away

take one's breath away popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

Synonyms for take one's breath away

verb take one's breath away

  • blow away — If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
  • commove — to disturb; stir up
  • commoving — Present participle of commove.
  • dynamize — Give power or energy to; make dynamic.
  • electrify — Charge with electricity; pass an electric current through.
All 7 Synonyms of take one's breath away

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