"get some air" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get some air.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets some air [present, singular, third-person], getting some air [participle, present], got some air [past], got some air [UK, participle, past], gotten some air [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> some air}} get some air (third-person singular simple present gets some air, present participle getting some air, simple past got some air, past participle (UK) got some air or (US) gotten some air)
  1. (idiomatic) To invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air, especially after departing from a building or other enclosed space for this purpose. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: take some air Related terms: catch one's breath, clear one's head, take a breather Translations (invigorate oneself by breathing refreshing outdoor air): uitwaaien (note: "to walk in the wind") [literally] (Dutch), haukata raikasta ilmaa (Finnish), haukata happea (Finnish), prendre l’air (French), levegőzik (Hungarian)

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