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