Takes air in and out of the lungs regularly to stay alive, or to give someone or something a moment of rest.
From Old English 'brǽðan' meaning 'to exhale' or 'to smell,' related to 'breath,' with Indo-European roots possibly connected to steaming or vapor rising.
When you 'breathe,' you're doing something so automatic that you usually don't notice—but the word itself comes from the Old English concept of *exhaling* or letting something out, not taking it in!
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