expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
इंग्रजी
~ 5000
अर्थ
० अर्थ
क्रियापद
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
वापर नमुना:
[document, contract, license] expires
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
समानार्थी शब्द
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
सहप्रयोग
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
विषय
law
|business
|daily life
|time
उदाहरणे
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
क्रियापद
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
वापर नमुना:
[person] expires
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
समानार्थी शब्द
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
सहप्रयोग
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
विषय
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
क्रियापद
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
वापर नमुना:
[someone] expires [air]
सामान्य चूक:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
समानार्थी शब्द
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
सहप्रयोग
expire slowly
|expire deeply
विषय
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
ex - pire (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
शब्दरूपे
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
संबंधित शब्द
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
वाक्प्रचार
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.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.