SUSPIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does suspire mean? 

• SUSPIRE (verb)
  The verb SUSPIRE has 2 senses:

1. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

2. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

  Familiarity information: SUSPIRE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUSPIRE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

sigh; suspire

Context example:

She sighed sadly

Hypernyms (to "suspire" is one way to...):

breathe; respire; suspire; take a breath (draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

suspiration (an utterance made by exhaling audibly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

breathe; respire; suspire; take a breath

Context example:

The patient is respiring

"Suspire" entails doing...:

breathe out; exhale; expire (expel air)

breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))

Verb group:

respire (undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide)

respire (breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "suspire"):

respire (breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety)

choke (breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion)

hyperventilate (breathe excessively hard and fast)

hiccough; hiccup (breathe spasmodically, and make a sound)

sigh; suspire (heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily)

breathe out; exhale; expire (expel air)

breathe in; inhale; inspire (draw in (air))

wheeze (breathe with difficulty)

yawn (utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired)

saw logs; saw wood; snore (breathe noisily during one's sleep)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something