expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 5000
معنیها
۰ معنی
فعل
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
الگوی کاربرد:
[document, contract, license] expires
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
هممعنیها
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
متضادها
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
ترکیبهای رایج
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
موضوعها
law
|business
|daily life
|time
نمونهها
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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).
الگوی کاربرد:
[person] expires
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
هممعنیها
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
متضادها
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
ترکیبهای رایج
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
موضوعها
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] expires [air]
اشتباه رایج:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
هممعنیها
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
متضادها
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
ترکیبهای رایج
expire slowly
|expire deeply
موضوعها
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
هجاها و تکیه
ex - pire (۲ هجا)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
صورتهای واژه
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
خانوادهٔ واژه
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
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.