expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Ingles
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
PANDIWA
B1
1
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Kahulugan
Stop being valid or in effect
Mga kolokasyon
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Mga kasingkahulugan
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Mga kasalungat
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Mga tema
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Depinisyon
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.
PANDIWA
C1
2
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Kahulugan
To die (formal/literary)
Mga kolokasyon
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Mga kasingkahulugan
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Mga kasalungat
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Mga tema
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
PANDIWA
C2
3
Padron ng paggamit:
[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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Kahulugan
Breathe out air from lungs
Mga kolokasyon
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Mga kasingkahulugan
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Mga kasalungat
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Mga tema
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Depinisyon
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Mga pantig at diin
ex - pire (2 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Mga anyo ng salita
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Mga kaugnay na salita
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
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.