"catch one's breath" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: catches one's breath [present, singular, third-person], catching one's breath [participle, present], caught one's breath [participle, past], caught one's breath [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> one's breath}} catch one's breath (third-person singular simple present catches one's breath, present participle catching one's breath, simple past and past participle caught one's breath)
  1. to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity, so that one's breathing becomes easier Categories (topical): Rest Translations (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity): 歇口氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 歇口气 (xiē kǒuqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 休息一下 (xiūxi yīxià) (Chinese Mandarin), hengähtää (Finnish), haukkoa henkeä (Finnish), reprendre son souffle (French), verschnaufen (German), prendere fiato (Italian), hāhā (Maori), zaczerpnąć tchu (Polish), își trage sufletul (Romanian), передохну́ть (peredoxnútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), перевести́ дыха́ние (perevestí dyxánije) [perfective] (Russian), tomar un respiro (Spanish), hämta andan (Swedish), pusta ut (Swedish), suminghap (Tagalog), maghabol ng hininga (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-catch_one's_breath-en-verb--foD706a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity': 95 5
  2. to take in a breath sharply and hold it, usually in reaction to a sudden shock, or surprise Translations (to take in a breath sharply and hold it, usually in reaction to a sudden shock, or surprise): haukkoa henkeä (Finnish), prendere fiato (Italian), 息を呑む (iki o nomu) (alt: いきをのむ) (Japanese), 息を殺す (iki o korosu) (alt: いきをころす) (Japanese), перевести́ дух (perevestí dux) [perfective] (Russian), flämta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-catch_one's_breath-en-verb-0E7ahBvT Disambiguation of 'to take in a breath sharply and hold it, usually in reaction to a sudden shock, or surprise': 4 96

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