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VocabJLPT N3

to inhale

Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to inhale
2. to breathe in
3. to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.)

This verb means to suck in, inhale, or absorb something. It can describe breathing in air or a scent, a vacuum pulling in dust, or even a large crowd or story drawing someone in deeply.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Here, take a deep breath right now and let go of the tension in your shoulders.

Sentence 2

Try to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Sentence 3

I wonder if inhaling that powder back then was what caused it.

Sentence 4

She made a point of telling me not to breathe in any smoke.

Sentence 5

You actually inhaled that powder and you're just standing there like it's nothing?!