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