expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
אנגלית
~ 5000
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
תבנית שימוש:
[document, contract, license] expires
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
מילים נרדפות
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
הפכים
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
צירופים
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
נושאים
law
|business
|daily life
|time
דוגמאות
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
פועל
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
תבנית שימוש:
[person] expires
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
מילים נרדפות
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
הפכים
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
צירופים
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
נושאים
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
פועל
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] expires [air]
טעות נפוצה:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
מילים נרדפות
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
הפכים
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
צירופים
expire slowly
|expire deeply
נושאים
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
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.