expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 5000
Maana
maana 0
Kitenzi
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[document, contract, license] expires
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Visawe
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Vinyume
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Miunganiko ya maneno
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Mada
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Mifano
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
Kitenzi
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
Muundo wa matumizi:
[person] expires
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Visawe
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Vinyume
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Miunganiko ya maneno
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Mada
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
Kitenzi
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] expires [air]
Kosa la kawaida:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Visawe
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Vinyume
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Miunganiko ya maneno
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Mada
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Silabi na mkazo
ex - pire (silabi 2)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Familia ya neno
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
Semi
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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.