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