take breath en · VERB
Meanings
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(archaic) To take a breath.
It is this help that the present book attempts to give, and the moment of its appearance, during a partial lull of excavation, is an opportune one. There is a chance to take breath and gather up the threads, with the possibility that the next month's spade-work will not put us out of date.
1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page vii:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| took breath | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taking breath | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taken breath | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes breath | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |