exhale

Everyday

1. To breathe out: Exhale slowly through your mouth. tree →
2. To send out air, smoke or gas. tree →
3. To exhale a smell or scent is to give it off into the air. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on the body, we inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide; in PE and yoga you breathe in and exhale slowly to calm down. Phrases: «inhale and exhale», «exhale slowly», «exhaled breath».

Examples

• Breathe in through your nose and exhale through your mouth. tree →
• When you exhale, your chest goes down. tree →
• We exhale carbon dioxide. tree →
• On a cold day you can see your breath when you exhale. tree →
• Exhale slowly to calm yourself. tree →
• She exhaled with relief when the test was over. tree →
• The blooming lychnis exhaled sweet odours. tree →

Note

Opposite: inhale (breathe in). Noun: exhalation. In plain talk «breathe out». In maths, «exhales 12 times a minute» is a rate: multiply by the minutes.