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in·hale
(ĭn-hāl′)v. in·haled, in·hal·ing, in·hales
v.tr.
1. To draw (air or smoke, for example) into the lungs by breathing; inspire.
2. Informal To consume rapidly or eagerly; devour: inhaled lunch and then rushed off to the meeting.
v.intr.
1. To breathe in; inspire.
2. To draw smoke into the lungs; puff.
[Latin inhālāre, to breathe upon (meaning influenced by contrast with exhale) : in-, in; see in-2 + hālāre, to breathe.]
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inhale
(ɪnˈheɪl)vb
to draw (breath) into the lungs; breathe in
[C18: from in-2 + Latin halāre to breathe]
inˈhalable adj
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in•hale
(ɪnˈheɪl)v. -haled, -hal•ing. v.t.
1. to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale air.
2. Informal. to eat or drink rapidly or greedily.
v.i. 3. to breathe in.
4. to draw the smoke of cigarettes, cigars, etc., into the lungs.
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inhale
Past participle: inhaled
Gerund: inhaling
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Verb | 1. | inhale - draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled" smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" |
2. | inhale - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" aspirate - suck in (air) snuff - inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke" |
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inhale
verb breathe in, gasp, draw in, suck in, respire He was treated for the effects of inhaling smoke.
expire, exhale, breathe out, blow
expire, exhale, breathe out, blow
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Translations
يَشْهَق، يَشْتَنْشِق
vdechovat
indåndeinhalere
hengittääinhaloida
belélegzik
anda aî sér
įkvėpimasįkvėptiinhaliatorius
ieelpotievilkt
vdychovať
inhale
[ɪnˈheɪl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
inhale
[ɪnˈheɪl]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
inhale
vt → einatmen; (Med) → inhalieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
inhale
[ɪnˈheɪl]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
inhale
(inˈheil) verb to breathe in. He inhaled deeply; It is very unpleasant to have to inhale the smoke from other people's cigarettes.
inhalation (in(h)əˈleiʃən) nouninˈhaler noun
a usually small apparatus by means of which people inhale certain medicines.
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in·hale
v. inhalar, aspirar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
inhale
vt, vi inhalar; inhaled steroid esteroide inhaladoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.