expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
英語
~ 5000
語義
0件の語義
動詞
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
用法パターン：
[document, contract, license] expires
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.
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)
コロケーション
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
テーマ
law
|business
|daily life
|time
例文
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
学習者向け例文
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
動詞
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
用法パターン：
[person] expires
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.
類義語
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
対義語
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
コロケーション
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
テーマ
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
学習者向け例文
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
動詞
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
用法パターン：
[someone] expires [air]
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'.
類義語
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
対義語
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
コロケーション
expire slowly
|expire deeply
テーマ
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
例文
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
学習者向け例文
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
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.