expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
영어
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
동사
B1
1
사용 패턴：
[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.
학습자용 예문
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
뜻
Stop being valid or in effect
연어
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
유의어
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
반의어
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
주제
law
|business
|daily life
|time
정의
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.
동사
C1
2
사용 패턴：
[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.
학습자용 예문
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.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
뜻
To die (formal/literary)
연어
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
유의어
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
반의어
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
주제
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
정의
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
동사
C2
3
사용 패턴：
[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.
학습자용 예문
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.
자주 하는 실수：
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
뜻
Breathe out air from lungs
연어
expire slowly
|expire deeply
유의어
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
반의어
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
주제
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
정의
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
문법
기본형
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
음절 및 강세
ex - pire （2음절）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
활용형
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
관련 단어
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
표현
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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.