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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "air"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

the mixture of gases, primarily oxygen and nitrogen, that surrounds the Earth and is essential for breathing

air definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He could smell the scent of flowers in the spring air.
02

a light or gentle wind, usually refreshing

air definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The evening air was pleasant.
03

the sky

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The airplane disappeared into the air above the mountains.
04

an intangible quality or impression surrounding a person, place, or thing

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old mansion had an air of mystery.
05

travel by airplane

06

a melody or a succession of musical notes forming a distinct tune

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She hummed a cheerful air.
07

the medium through which radio or television broadcasts are transmitted

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The station is currently broadcasting on the air.
08

one of the four classical elements in ancient philosophy which was believed to pervade the universe

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to share one's thoughts, concerns, complaints, etc. in a public manner
Transitive: to air one's thoughts or views
to air definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The employee used the company 's feedback session to air his grievances regarding workplace conditions.
āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϚāĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϏ⧇āĻļāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to expose something, such as clothing or bedding, to the open air to freshen it or dry it
Transitive: to air sth
to air definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hotel staff aired the pillows and mattresses in the sun to eliminate moisture and prevent mold growth.
āĻšā§‹āĻŸā§‡āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰāĻž āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ›āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϕ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ—āĻĻāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āϰ⧋āĻĻ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋

to broadcast something or be broadcast on TV or radio
Transitive: to air a TV or radio program
to air definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The radio station aired an interview with the author discussing her latest book.
āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύāϟāĻŋ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦāχ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to be exposed to the open air, often to facilitate drying, ventilation, or the reduction of odors
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The room smelled musty, so I opened the windows to let it air.
āϘāϰāϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāχ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to expose a room or enclosed space to the open air in order to ventilate it and improve air circulation
Transitive: to air a room
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He aired the living room by running fans and opening the doors.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāύ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ‚ āϰ⧁āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to become broadcasted or transmitted for public viewing or listening
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The documentary will air on PBS next week.
āĻĄāϕ⧁āĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡ PBS-āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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