expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Inglés
~ 5000
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
Patrón de uso:
[document, contract, license] expires
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Sinónimos
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Antónimos
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Colocaciones
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Temas
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Ejemplos
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
Verbo
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
Patrón de uso:
[person] expires
Error frecuente:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Sinónimos
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Antónimos
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Colocaciones
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Temas
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
Verbo
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] expires [air]
Error frecuente:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Sinónimos
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Antónimos
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Colocaciones
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Temas
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
expire
AFI
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Sílabas y acento
ex - pire (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Familia de palabras
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
Expresiones
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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.