verb
- to breathe; to inhale and exhale air
Usage: formal
Examples
- The patient was able to respire normally after the treatment.
- Fish respire through their gills.
- Plants respire by taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide.
- The doctor checked to see if the newborn could respire on its own.
- All living organisms must respire to survive.
- The athlete struggled to respire in the thin mountain air.