expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 5000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[document, contract, license] expires
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
పర్యాయపదాలు
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
పదకలయికలు
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
విషయాలు
law
|business
|daily life
|time
ఉదాహరణలు
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
క్రియ
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
వాడుక నమూనా:
[person] expires
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
పర్యాయపదాలు
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
పదకలయికలు
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
విషయాలు
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
క్రియ
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[someone] expires [air]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
పర్యాయపదాలు
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
పదకలయికలు
expire slowly
|expire deeply
విషయాలు
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
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.