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