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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

들이쉬다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deurisiwida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inhale/ɪnˈheɪl/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"코로 숨을 깊이 들이쉬세요."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To breathe in air, smoke, or gas into the lungs.

    "Close your eyes and slowly inhale the fresh mountain air."
  2. 2

    To eat or consume food very quickly and eagerly.

    "He was so hungry after the marathon that he managed to inhale a large pizza in minutes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin prefix 'in-' (into) combined with 'halare' (to breathe), entering the English language in the late 16th century. It evolved from medical and anatomical terminology into general usage, denoting the physical action of drawing air or substances into the lungs.

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