KTP Dictionary
HomeDictionaryBlogGrammar
Get App
KTP Dictionary

Free English-Myanmar dictionary with pronunciation, examples, grammar, speaking patterns, and sentence practice.

© 2026 KTP Dictionary

Explore

DictionaryBlogGrammarAbout

Learn

Study workspaceSentence builderTransformation quizParts of speechRequest missing word

Legal

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceContact Us

Android App

Use the offline dictionary on your phone.

Download on Google Play
DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar
en

breathe

/briːð/

US pronunciation
American sound/briːð/
breathe
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Long vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

US voice -> breathe

Myanmar meaning

(v) အသက်ရူ

Full entry

breathe /bri:ð/ v

၁။ အသက်ရှူသည်။ breathing deeply ❍ People breathe more slowly when they are asleep. ❍ She's still breathing (ie still alive). ❍ He was breathing hard/heavily after his exertions. ❍ It's good to breathe (in) fresh country air instead of city smoke. ❍ When the danger had passed we all breathed a sigh of relief. အန္တရာယ်တွေ လွန်မြောက်သွားတဲ့အခါ အားလုံး ဟင်းခနဲ သက်ပြင်းချမိကြတယ်။
၂။ ~ in/out အသက်ပြင်းပြင်း ရှူသွင်း သည်၊ ထုတ်သည်။ The doctor told me to breathe in and then breathe out (again) slowly.
၃။ တိုးတိုးညင်သာပြော သည်။ breathe loving words in sb's ear ❍ breathe a threat ❍ ‘Goodbye darling,’she breathed.
၄။ စိတ်ခံစားမှု တစ်စုံတစ်ရာ အပြည့်အဝရှိနေကြောင်း ပြသသည်၊ ပေါ်လွင်နေ သည်။ The team breathed confidence before the match.
၅။ (ဝိုင်၊ ပစ္စည်းစသည်) လေသလပ်ခံသည်။ It's best to allow red wine to breathe before you drink it.
❏ (be able to)breathe (easily/freely) again [IDM ] ခုမှပဲ အသက်ရှူချောင်တော့တယ်။ Now my debts are paid I can breathe again.
❏ breathe down sb's neck [IDM ] (infml ) တကောက် ကောက်လိုက်ကြည့်သည်။ မျက်လုံးဒေါက်ထောက်ကြည့်သည်။ I can't concentrate with you breathing down my neck.
❏ breathing n [U] အသက်ရှူ။ heavy breathing ❍ breathing apparatus ❍ deep breathing exercises.
❏ breathing-space n [C, U] အသက်ရှူပေါက်။ နားချိန်။ The summer break gave us a welcome breathing-space.
❏ breathe sth into sb/sth [PHRV ] စိတ်ဓာတ်တက်ကြွ အောင် လုပ်ပေးသည်။ The new manager has breathed fresh life into the company (ie given it new energy and enthusiasm).
❏ breathe one's last [IDM ] (fml euph ) အသက် ကုန်သည်။
❏ (not) breathe a word (of/about sth) (to sb) [IDM ] လေသံတောင်မဟ။ ယောင်လို့တောင်မဟ။ Promise me you won't breathe a word of this to anyone.

More examples
  • He held her so tightly she could hardly breathe.
  • We can no longer have confidence in the quality of the air we breathe.
  • Doctors said he was having difficulty breathing.
  • [breathe deeply/hard/heavily] : She leant against the door, breathing deeply.
  • I don’t want to breathe other people’s smoke.
  • [breathe on] : She breathed on her glasses then polished them on her shirt.
Synonyms
respire, take breaths, inhale, exhale, suck in air, take in air, articulate, blow, breathe in, breathe out, confide, draw in, expire, express, fan, gasp, gulp, imbue, impart, infuse, inject, inspire action, instill, insufflate, murmur, open the floodgates, pant, puff, say, scent, sigh, sniff, snore, snort, tell information, transfuse, use lungs, utter, voice, wheeze, whisper
Antonyms
conceal, hide, secret
Cross references
respiretake breathsinhaleexhalesuck in airtake in airarticulateblowbreathe inbreathe outconfidedraw inexpireexpressfangaspgulpimbueimpartinfuseinjectinspire actioninstillinsufflatemurmuropen the floodgatespantpuff
Study this word
Build sentence
Pattern match
Parts of speechReview how this word works in a sentence.S + V + OPractice using the word in a basic sentence.Verb tense formsTry present, past, future, negative, and question forms.
Example practice
Mini quizWhat is the Myanmar meaning of “breathe”?

Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.