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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take a breather en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.
    • Why don't we stop and take a breather before we continue?

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
takes a breather Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
taking a breather Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taken a breather Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
took a breather Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

get some air · catch one's breath

Translations (8)

fi hengähtää (to take a break) · pl odsapywać (to take a break) · pl odsapnąć (to take a break) · de eine Pause machen (to take a break) · it fare una pausa (to take a break) · ru передохнуть (to take a break) · es hacer una pausa (to take a break) · fr souffler (to take a break)