expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
אנגלית
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
פועל
B1
1
תבנית שימוש:
[document, contract, license] expires
My driver's license will expire next month.
A jogosítványom a jövő hónapban lejár.
The special discount expires at midnight.
A különleges kedvezmény éjfélkor lejár.
Her visa expired while she was abroad.
דוגמאות ללומדים
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
משמעות
Stop being valid or in effect
צירופים
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
מילים נרדפות
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
הפכים
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
נושאים
law
|business
|daily life
|time
הגדרה
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
To cease to be valid or legally effective after a specific time.
פועל
C1
2
תבנית שימוש:
[person] expires
The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
A beteg még a mentő megérkezése előtt elhunyt.
He expired quietly in his sleep.
Csendesen hunyt el álmában.
Several soldiers expired during the battle.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The old man expired in the hospital.
Az idős férfi a kórházban hunyt el.
She expired after a long illness.
Hosszú betegség után hunyt el.
He expired on the way to the hospital.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
משמעות
To die (formal/literary)
צירופים
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
מילים נרדפות
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
הפכים
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
נושאים
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
פועל
C2
3
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] expires [air]
She closed her eyes and expired softly.
Becsukta a szemét, és finoman kilélegzett.
The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
A búvár buborékáramot fújt ki.
He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
דוגמאות ללומדים
She expired after running fast.
Gyors futás után kifújta a levegőt.
He expired slowly and relaxed.
Lassan kilélegzett, és ellazult.
The man expired and smiled.
טעות נפוצה:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
משמעות
Breathe out air from lungs
צירופים
expire slowly
|expire deeply
מילים נרדפות
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
הפכים
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
נושאים
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
הברות והטעמה
ex - pire (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
משפחת מילים
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
ביטויים
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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.