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