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