inhale

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
2. (transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To eat very quickly.

Noun

An inhalation.

Opposite of

breathe out, outbreathe, exhale, expire

Synonyms

breathe in

breathe

suck

smoke

smell

👃

sniff

inspire

draw

suck in

respire

draw in

inbreathe

attract

imbibe

absorb

puff

suck up

gasp

pull

sip

aspirate

exhale

infuse

ingest

inhalation

dissuade

intake

nuzzle

pant

persuade

prompt

propound

draw breath

drag

pull in

convince

draw up

concentrate on

breath

bend

snuff

stretch

engulf

advance

inleakage

suggest

take in

whiff

hint

breathe with difficulty

Translations

inhalar

inspirer

aspirare

aspirer

εισπνέω

einatmen

inhalieren

inalar

inhaler

aspirar

inalare

inademen

aspirar

inspirar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈheɪl/

Etymology

From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”).