expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
英語
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
動詞
B1
1
用法パターン：
[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.
学習者向け例文
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
意味
Stop being valid or in effect
コロケーション
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
類義語
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
対義語
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
テーマ
law
|business
|daily life
|time
定義
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.
動詞
C1
2
用法パターン：
[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.
学習者向け例文
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.
よくある間違い：
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
意味
To die (formal/literary)
コロケーション
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
類義語
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
対義語
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
テーマ
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
定義
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
動詞
C2
3
用法パターン：
[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.
学習者向け例文
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.
よくある間違い：
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
意味
Breathe out air from lungs
コロケーション
expire slowly
|expire deeply
類義語
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
対義語
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
テーマ
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
定義
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
文法
辞書形
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
音節・強勢
ex - pire （2音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
活用形
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
関連語
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
表現
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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.