expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
İngilizce
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
FIIL
B1
1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Anlam
Stop being valid or in effect
Eşdizimler
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Eş anlamlılar
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Zıt anlamlılar
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Konular
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Tanım
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.
FIIL
C1
2
Kullanım kalıbı:
[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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Anlam
To die (formal/literary)
Eşdizimler
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Eş anlamlılar
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Zıt anlamlılar
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Konular
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
FIIL
C2
3
Kullanım kalıbı:
[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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Anlam
Breathe out air from lungs
Eşdizimler
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Eş anlamlılar
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Zıt anlamlılar
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Konular
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Heceler ve vurgu
ex - pire (2 hece)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Kelime biçimleri
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Kelime ailesi
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
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.