expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Inglês
~ 5000
Acepções
0 acepção
Verbo
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
Padrão de uso:
[document, contract, license] expires
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Sinônimos
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Antônimos
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Colocações
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Temas
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Exemplos
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Exemplos para estudantes
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
Verbo
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
Padrão de uso:
[person] expires
Erro comum:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Sinônimos
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Antônimos
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Colocações
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Temas
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
Verbo
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
Padrão de uso:
[someone] expires [air]
Erro comum:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Sinônimos
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Antônimos
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Colocações
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Temas
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Exemplos para estudantes
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
expire
AFI
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
ex - pire (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Família de palavras
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
Expressões
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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.