how to pronounce breathe

/bɹiːð/

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the above transcription of breathe is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

breathe is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of breathe in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… that the rallies could breathe easy …”

meaning of breathe

Breathe means to take in air into the lungs and then exhale it.

breathe frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word breathe occurs in english on average 11.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.