hengittää sisään — meaning in English

English meaning

• breathe verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
• inhale verb To breathe air or another substance into the lungs.

Senses

hengittää sisään is used for these senses in English:

• breathe (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• breathe (transitive) To draw something into the lungs.
• inhale (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

breathe — full definition

1. verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
2. verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
3. verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.

inhale — full definition

1. verb To breathe air or another substance into the lungs.
2. verb (informal) To eat something very quickly.

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