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vb. (context idiomatic English) To inhale and subsequently exhale air.
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"Take a Breath" is a song written and recorded by David Gilmour, the former lead guitarist of the British rock band Pink Floyd. The song is included as the fourth track from his third studio album, On an Island.
Gilmour co-wrote the track with his wife, Polly Samson.
Along with " This Heaven", also on On an Island, it was released in the US as a promotional CD-R in October 2006. The song was performed live during Gilmour's 2006 On an Island tour, although it was performed in a different order to the album, played as the eighth song in the album set instead of fourth.
In 2007, the song was released in special promotional 7" singles, along with selected songs from On an Island, such as " Smile", " This Heaven", "A Pocketful of Stones", and " On an Island"
Take a Breath is the debut album by the Geneva-based punk rock band Hateful Monday, released in 2004 through Hannibal's Records. This is the first release with new guitarist Greg Laraigne.
Usage examples of "take a breath".
Again, she tried to take a breath, but it was as if her body had died, and she was staring out of it, unable now to breathe or blink or swallow.
Only then did he permit himself to stop, to take a breath, to think.
And even that couldn't get her to take a breath as Stryder approached her.
Even before Raif could take a breath, he felt the point of Bev Shank's spear on his kidney.
He nodded and, removing his hand from his sword hilt, strode past the draconian to stand in the doorway, where he could take a breath of fresh, sweet-scented air.