inhale
verb /ɪnˈheɪl/
/ɪnˈheɪl/
[intransitive, transitive] (rather formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inhale | /ɪnˈheɪl/ /ɪnˈheɪl/ |
| he / she / it inhales | /ɪnˈheɪlz/ /ɪnˈheɪlz/ |
| past simple inhaled | /ɪnˈheɪld/ /ɪnˈheɪld/ |
| past participle inhaled | /ɪnˈheɪld/ /ɪnˈheɪld/ |
| -ing form inhaling | /ɪnˈheɪlɪŋ/ /ɪnˈheɪlɪŋ/ |
- to take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe synonym breathe in
- She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.
- He inhaled deeply on another cigarette.
- Lift your arms above your head and inhale as you stretch.
- inhale something Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire.
- Inhaled medications are available in various types of inhalers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- sharply
- quickly
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin inhalare ‘breathe in’, from in- ‘in’ + halare ‘breathe’.