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How to pronounce respire in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms breathe, suspire, take a breath
Has types sigh, snore, suspire, yawn, breathe in, breathe out, choke, exhale, expire, hiccough, hiccup, hyperventilate, inhale, inspire, saw logs, saw wood, wheeze
Derivation respirator, respiratory, respiration
Type Words
Type of breathe, take a breath, suspire
Verb group suspire, take a breath, breathe
Derivation respiratory
Type Words
Type of undergo
Verb group take a breath, suspire, breathe
Derivation respiration, respiratory

Examples of respire

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The lower the respiration index, the harder it is for marine animals to respire.
From the sciencedaily.com
Fish, with mouths open to respire, swim into fishing lines strung through the water.
From the thenewstribune.com
Higher acidity also disrupts marine organisms'ability to grow, reproduce and respire.
From the cnn.com
But plants and animals in forests also respire, die and decompose, liberating the carbon.
From the newscientist.com
Burning wood recycles fixed carbon back into CO2 allowing plants to respire and new plants to grow.
From the economist.com
Yet, rapidly growing facultative aerobes also respire.
From the nature.com
They respire incredibly slowly, but they are still alive.
From the guardian.co.uk
Leaves also respire, in a similar way to animals, by burning their biomass to generate chemical energy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Overexposure or heavy infections of glochidia may however greatly decrease the host's ability to respire.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
  • Undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
  • Breathe: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
  • (respiration) the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
  • (respiration) a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"
  • (respiration) breathing: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
  • "Respire" is one of Mickey 3D's most popular songs. Released in March 2003, it met success in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Like many French rock songs the topic is about a controversial and realistic subject, in this case, the environment and its destruction.
  • Girls Aloud are a girl group that were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. ...
  • (Respiration (physiology)) In physiology, respiration (often mistaken with breathing) is defined as the transport of oxygen from the outside air to the cells within tissues, and the transport of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction. ...