expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Inglese
~ 5000
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Verbo
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
Schema d'uso:
[document, contract, license] expires
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Sinonimi
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Contrari
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Collocazioni
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Temi
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Esempi
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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).
Schema d'uso:
[person] expires
Errore comune:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Sinonimi
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Contrari
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Collocazioni
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Temi
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Schema d'uso:
[someone] expires [air]
Errore comune:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Sinonimi
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Contrari
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Collocazioni
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Temi
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Esempi per chi studia
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
Grammatica
Forma base
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Sillabe e accento
ex - pire (2 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Famiglia di parole
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
Espressioni
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.
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.