Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get some air

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: get -some air
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose.

Example Sentences

"[I]t was enough to send her rattling away again in a cab, through deserts of gritty streets, where many people crowded at the corner of courts and byways to get some air."
"[H]e took occasion to remark that it was lovely on the balcony: one really got some air, the breeze being from that quarter."
""Ah, I see! You went for a little walk to get some air!""
""You'd better begin to get some air and exercise and quit hanging about in the house all day.""
""We got out of the van to get some air on the Gower peninsula.""
"Gaza City had become generally calmer on Thursday after a cease-fire between Fatah and Hamas, and residents had emerged into the streets to buy food and get some air."

Inflected Forms

gets some air (present, singular) getting some air (participle, present) got some air (past) got some air (UK, participle) gotten some air (US, participle) take some air (alternative)

Phrases

catch one's breath clear one's head take a breather

Frequently Paired Words

catch one's breath clear one's head take a breather

Questions

What does get some air mean?: To invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose.

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