expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Англійська
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
ДІЄСЛОВО
B1
1
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Значення
Stop being valid or in effect
Словосполучення
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Синоніми
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Антоніми
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Теми
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Визначення
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.
ДІЄСЛОВО
C1
2
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Значення
To die (formal/literary)
Словосполучення
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Синоніми
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Антоніми
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Теми
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
ДІЄСЛОВО
C2
3
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Значення
Breathe out air from lungs
Словосполучення
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Синоніми
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Антоніми
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Теми
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
Граматика
Словникова форма
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Склади й наголос
ex - pire (2 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Форми слова
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Споріднені слова
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
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.