expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 5000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[document, contract, license] expires
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Συνώνυμα
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Αντώνυμα
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Θέματα
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Παραδείγματα
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
Ρήμα
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[person] expires
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Συνώνυμα
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Αντώνυμα
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Θέματα
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
Ρήμα
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] expires [air]
Συχνό λάθος:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Συνώνυμα
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Αντώνυμα
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Θέματα
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
ex - pire (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Οικογένεια λέξεων
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
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.