expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Английский
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
ГЛАГОЛ
B1
1
Модель употребления:
[document, contract, license] expires
My driver's license will expire next month.
A jogosítványom a jövő hónapban lejár.
The special discount expires at midnight.
A különleges kedvezmény éjfélkor lejár.
Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Примеры для изучающих
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Значение
Stop being valid or in effect
Коллокации
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Синонимы
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Антонимы
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Темы
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Определение
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
To cease to be valid or legally effective after a specific time.
ГЛАГОЛ
C1
2
Модель употребления:
[person] expires
The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
A beteg még a mentő megérkezése előtt elhunyt.
He expired quietly in his sleep.
Csendesen hunyt el álmában.
Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Примеры для изучающих
The old man expired in the hospital.
Az idős férfi a kórházban hunyt el.
She expired after a long illness.
Hosszú betegség után hunyt el.
He expired on the way to the hospital.
Частая ошибка:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Значение
To die (formal/literary)
Коллокации
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Синонимы
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Антонимы
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Темы
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Определение
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
ГЛАГОЛ
C2
3
Модель употребления:
[someone] expires [air]
She closed her eyes and expired softly.
Becsukta a szemét, és finoman kilélegzett.
The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
A búvár buborékáramot fújt ki.
He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Примеры для изучающих
She expired after running fast.
Gyors futás után kifújta a levegőt.
He expired slowly and relaxed.
Lassan kilélegzett, és ellazult.
The man expired and smiled.
Частая ошибка:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Значение
Breathe out air from lungs
Коллокации
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Синонимы
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Антонимы
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Темы
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Определение
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Слоги и ударение
ex - pire (2 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Родственные слова
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
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.