respire
Definitions
Verb
- Breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
- Undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
- Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "respire".
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "respire".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "respire".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | desire | 3 | 79 |
| 2 | empire | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | repair | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | repaired | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | retire | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | spire | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | spires | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | aspire | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | respite | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | reside | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | repairmen | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | expire | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | respress | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | perspire | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | rewire | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | rehire | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | freire | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | crespi | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | transpire | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | despaired | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | spie | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
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Consonant Match
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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Aug 11, 2025 American Physiological Society Journal
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