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Webster 1913 Edition

Respire

Re-spire′

(r?-sp?r)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Respired
(-sp?rd′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Respiring
.]
[L.
respirare
,
respiratum
; pref.
re-
re- +
spirare
to breathe: cf. F.
respirer
. See
Spirit
.]
1.
To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
Spenser.
Here leave me to
respire
.
Milton.
From the mountains where I now
respire
.
Byron.
2.
(Physiol.)
To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.

Re-spire′

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.
A native of the land where I
respire

The clear air for a while.
Byron.
2.
To breathe out; to exhale.
[R.]
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Respire

RESPI'RE

,
Verb.
I.
[L. respiro; re and spiro, to breathe.]
1.
To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs and exhale it, for the purpose of maintaining animal life.
2.
To catch breath.
3.
To rest; to take rest from toil.

RESPI'RE

,
Verb.
T.
To exhale; to breathe out; to send out in exhalations.

Definition 2024

respiré

respiré

See also: respire

Asturian

Verb

respiré

  1. first-person singular indefinite preterite indicative of respirar

French

Verb

respiré m ‎(feminine singular respirée, masculine plural respirés, feminine plural respirées)

  1. past participle of respirer

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

respiré

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of respirar.

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