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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take breath en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (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chance to take breath and gather up the threads, with the possibility that the next month's spade-work will not put us out of date. 1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page vii: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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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