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suspire

American  
[suh-spahyuhr] / səˈspaɪər /

verb (used without object)

suspired, suspiring

  1. to sigh.

  2. to breathe.

verb (used with object)

suspired, suspiring

  1. to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.

suspire British  
/ ˌsʌspɪˈreɪʃən, səˈspaɪə /

verb

  1. to sigh or utter with a sigh; yearn

  2. (intr) to breathe; respire

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Other Word Forms

  • suspiration noun

Etymology

Origin of suspire

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin suspīrāre, equivalent to su- su- + spīrāre to breathe

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