expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
క్రియ
B1
1
వాడుక నమూనా:
[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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
అర్థం
Stop being valid or in effect
పదకలయికలు
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
పర్యాయపదాలు
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
విషయాలు
law
|business
|daily life
|time
నిర్వచనం
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.
క్రియ
C1
2
వాడుక నమూనా:
[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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
అర్థం
To die (formal/literary)
పదకలయికలు
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
పర్యాయపదాలు
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
విషయాలు
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
క్రియ
C2
3
వాడుక నమూనా:
[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.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
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.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
అర్థం
Breathe out air from lungs
పదకలయికలు
expire slowly
|expire deeply
పర్యాయపదాలు
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
విషయాలు
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
నిర్వచనం
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
ex - pire (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
సంబంధిత పదాలు
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
పదప్రయోగాలు
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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.