Phrasal Verbs

breathe out

This page is about the phrasal verb breathe out

Meaning

to push air out from your lungs through your nose or mouth

Synonym

exhale, expire

For example

  • breathe out The doctor asked me if it hurt when I breathed out.

  • breathe out sth We breathe out air into which our lungs have excreted carbon dioxide.

  • breathe sth out When she breathed the fog out, it looked like she was smoking.

Nouns often used as objects with breathe out: air, smoke, carbon dioxide

Quick Quiz

When you breathe out, your chest and lungs

a. get bigger

b. get smaller

c. get harder
a) get bigger b) get smaller c) get harder

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Contributor: Matt Errey