expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Anglų
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Reikšmė
Stop being valid or in effect
Kolokacijos
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Sinonimai
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Antonimai
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Temos
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C1
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Reikšmė
To die (formal/literary)
Kolokacijos
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Sinonimai
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Antonimai
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Temos
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
C2
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Reikšmė
Breathe out air from lungs
Kolokacijos
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Sinonimai
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Antonimai
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Temos
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
ex - pire (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Žodžių šeima
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
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.