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catch one's breath

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

to take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

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Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
rest
pasttense
catched one's breath
presentparticiple
catching one's breath
thirdpersonsingular
catches one's breath
pastparticiple
catched one's breath