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