expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Angličtina
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Sloveso
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
Vzorec užití:
[document, contract, license] expires
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Synonyma
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Antonyma
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Kolokace
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Témata
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Příklady
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Učební příklady
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
Sloveso
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
Vzorec užití:
[person] expires
Častá chyba:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Synonyma
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Antonyma
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Kolokace
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Témata
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Učební příklady
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
Sloveso
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
Vzorec užití:
[someone] expires [air]
Častá chyba:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Synonyma
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Antonyma
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Kolokace
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Témata
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Učební příklady
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Slabiky a přízvuk
ex - pire (2 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Tvary slova
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Příbuzná slova
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
Výrazy
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.
Příklady
- 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.
Příklady
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.