expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
영어
~ 5000
의미
의미 0개
동사
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
사용 패턴：
[document, contract, license] expires
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
유의어
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
반의어
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
연어
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
주제
law
|business
|daily life
|time
예문
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
학습자용 예문
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
동사
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
사용 패턴：
[person] expires
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
유의어
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
반의어
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
연어
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
주제
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
예문
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
학습자용 예문
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
동사
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
사용 패턴：
[someone] expires [air]
자주 하는 실수：
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
유의어
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
반의어
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
연어
expire slowly
|expire deeply
주제
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
예문
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
학습자용 예문
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
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.