Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live and breathe

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
live and breathe
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

lives and breathes (present, singular) living and breathing (participle, present) lived and breathed (participle, past) lived and breathed (past) live, sleep, and breathe (alternative)

Questions

What does live and breathe mean?
To be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something).

How to pronounce live and breathe

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