Words / B2

eks-HAYL/eksˈheɪl/

To exhale is to breathe air out of the lungs: exhale through; exhale slowly. Inhale is the twin; expire is a rare formal twin and also “come to an end” (already in B2); breathe out is everyday. Time the exhale in the PE test, then the litres. Mix-up: exhale vs inhale; hail; do not write exhale for air leaving a tyre (deflate, this batch).

Meaning

To breathe air out of the lungs (exhale through).

Examples

• “Time the exhale in the PE test, then the litres, not a yoga caption.”
• “Exhaled air featured in the respiration practical, which is still a named gas test — quote CO₂ if asked.”

Good to know

exhale through / slowly. Twin: inhale. Everyday: breathe out. Trap: expire / deflate. Biology and PE. Breathe out — quote litres or the gas test.

Near in meaning

breathe out, expire, blow out

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