inhale B1 Topic:The Human Body US /ˌɪnˈheɪl/ UK /ɪnˈheɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #12254 Meanings 1 verb To breathe air, smoke, or gas in through the nose or mouth. She inhaled deeply and enjoyed the fresh mountain air. 2 verb To eat something very quickly. He was so hungry that he inhaled his lunch in two minutes. 3 noun An act of breathing in. Take a slow inhale through your nose and feel your chest rise. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to breathe air, smoke, or... breathe ininspire ↔ Opposites exhale Word family Forms inhaledinhalesinhaling Derived forms inhalableinhalationmisinhaleouthaleuninhaled Related forms halitosisinhaler Common collocations inhale deeply Verb + adverb Etymology AI details From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”). *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inhale **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪnˈheɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈheɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 12254 ## Meanings 1. To breathe air, smoke, or gas in through the nose or mouth. 2. To eat something very quickly. 3. An act of breathing in. ## Examples - She inhaled deeply and enjoyed the fresh mountain air. - He was so hungry that he inhaled his lunch in two minutes. - Take a slow inhale through your nose and feel your chest rise. ## Antonyms - exhale ## Derived Forms - inhalable - inhalation - misinhale - outhale - uninhaled ## Related Forms - halitosis - inhaler ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂enh₁- - Affix: in- - not ## Etymology From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”). ## AI Etymology Inhale comes from Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *h₂enh₁-. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown