# respire

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈspʌɪə/

## Definitions
1. To breathe in and out successively.
2. To breathe in and out successively.
3. To take up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide (as animals do), or vice versa (as plants do).
4. To (inhale and) exhale; to breathe.
5. To recover hope, courage, or strength after a time of difficulty.

## Etymology
From Middle English respiren, borrowed from Old French respirer or Latin respīrō (“to blow back, breathe out”), from re- (“back”) + spīrō (“to breathe, blow”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/respire