The meaning of INHALE is to draw in by breathing. How to use inhale in a sentence.

inhale verb (BREATHE) Add to word list [ I or T ] to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs:

When you inhale, you breathe in. When you inhale something such as smoke, you take it into your lungs when you breathe in. He took a long slow breath, inhaling deeply. [VERB] He was …

1. to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale air. 2. Informal. to eat or drink rapidly or greedily.

Definition of inhale verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Inhalation of air, as part of the cycle of breathing, is a vital process for all human life. The process is autonomic (though there are exceptions in some disease states) and does not need …

in•hale /ɪnˈheɪl/ v., -haled, -hal•ing. to breathe in or draw in (smoke, air, etc.) by breathing: [~ + object] to inhale air; to inhale the fumes. [no object] inhaled deeply on her cigarette. See -hale-.