expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
انگریزی
~ 5000
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
استعمال کا انداز:
[document, contract, license] expires
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
ہم معنی الفاظ
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
متضاد الفاظ
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
لفظی تراکیب
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
موضوعات
law
|business
|daily life
|time
مثالیں
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
فعل
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
استعمال کا انداز:
[person] expires
عام غلطی:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
ہم معنی الفاظ
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
متضاد الفاظ
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
لفظی تراکیب
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
موضوعات
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
فعل
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] expires [air]
عام غلطی:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
متضاد الفاظ
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
لفظی تراکیب
expire slowly
|expire deeply
موضوعات
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
گرامر
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expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
ex - pire (2 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
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Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
متعلقہ الفاظ
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
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.