perspire — to give off moisture through the pores of the skin; to sweat
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to give off moisture through the pores of the skin; to sweat
Pronunciation (IPA): /pərˈspaɪər/
Korean meaning: 땀을 흘리다, 발한하다
Korean pronunciation: 퍼**스파**이어
Example Sentences
- The nervous student began to perspire during the oral exam.
- Even penguins would perspire if they had to take the CSAT in summer!
- My palms perspire every time I see my crush.
perspire
VERB//pərˈspaɪər//
to give off moisture through the pores of the skin; to sweat
💡 Concept
to give off moisture through the pores of the skin; to sweat
🎵 Rhyme
Perspire to inspire your desire!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/pərˈspaɪər/
🇬🇧 UK/pəˈspaɪə/
🌳Etymology
Prefixper--
Rootspir
Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '통과하여 숨쉬다'는 의미에서 발전했습니다. 피부의 모공을 통해 수분이 '숨쉬듯' 배출된다는 개념으로 땀을 흘린다는 뜻이 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
inspireadmiredesirerequire
inspire
admire
desire
require
🔗Collocations
perspire heavily
perspire freely
begin to perspire
perspire profusely
hands perspire
📝Examples
“The nervous student began to perspire during the oral exam.”
😄 Fun example
“Even penguins would perspire if they had to take the CSAT in summer!”
“My palms perspire every time I see my crush.”
😄 Fun example
“The chef perspired so much that customers thought it was part of the seasoning.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
sweattranspireexudesecrete
Antonyms
dry updehydrate
Related
perspirationporesmoistureglands
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