breathalyse
verb /ˈbreθəlaɪz/
/ˈbreθəlaɪz/
(British English) (North American English breathalyze)
[usually passive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they breathalyse | /ˈbreθəlaɪz/ /ˈbreθəlaɪz/ |
he / she / it breathalyses | /ˈbreθəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈbreθəlaɪzɪz/ |
past simple breathalysed | /ˈbreθəlaɪzd/ /ˈbreθəlaɪzd/ |
past participle breathalysed | /ˈbreθəlaɪzd/ /ˈbreθəlaɪzd/ |
-ing form breathalysing | /ˈbreθəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈbreθəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- breathalyse somebody to check how much alcohol a driver has drunk by making him or her breathe into a breathalyser
- Both drivers were breathalysed at the scene of the accident.