respire

«respire» in Mova's school dictionary: To breathe — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (respire, respires, respired, respiring) — formal, science

meaning for a pupil

1) To breathe. tree →

2) (science) To carry out respiration: to release energy from food (glucose) in the cells, usually using oxygen and giving out carbon dioxide and water. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, all living things respire — plants and animals both — day and night. Respiration is not the same as breathing: breathing moves air in and out; respiration releases energy inside cells. Exam voice: «Explain how muscles respire.»

examples

• All living things respire. tree →
• Plants respire day and night, not just in the dark. tree →
• When you run, your muscles respire faster. tree →
• Yeast respires and makes bubbles of gas. tree →
• Fish respire using oxygen dissolved in water. tree →
• Seeds respire as they germinate. tree →

note

Noun: respiration; adjective: respiratory (the respiratory system). Myth: «plants only photosynthesise and don't respire» — false, they do both.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «respire» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.