expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
إنجليزي
~ 5000
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
نمط الاستخدام:
[document, contract, license] expires
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
مرادفات
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
أضداد
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
تراكيب شائعة
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
مواضيع
law
|business
|daily life
|time
أمثلة
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
فعل
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
نمط الاستخدام:
[person] expires
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
مرادفات
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
أضداد
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
تراكيب شائعة
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
مواضيع
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
فعل
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] expires [air]
غلطة شائعة:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
مرادفات
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
أضداد
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
تراكيب شائعة
expire slowly
|expire deeply
مواضيع
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
المقاطع والنبر
ex - pire (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
expires
verb
expiring
verb
expired
verb
Core family
expiration
noun B1
expiry
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unexpired
adjective
Advanced or less common
expiratory
adjective
تعبيرات
expire date
1/ɪkspˈaɪɚ dˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
Final day of validity or use
The last day you can use something before it is no good or not allowed.
أمثلة
- Check the expire date on the milk carton before you drink it.
- The medicine's expire date is printed on the box.
expire soon
1/ɪkspˈaɪɚ sˈun/
fixed phrase
Stop being valid soon
To stop being good or legal in a short time from now.
أمثلة
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.