expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Anh
~ 5000
lejár, hatályát veszti, érvényét veszti, meghal, elhalálozik, elhuny, kilélegez, kifúj
ĐỘNG TỪ
B1
1
Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
My passport will expire next year.
Az útlevelem jövőre lejár.
The ticket will expire tomorrow.
A jegy holnap lejár.
This card will expire soon.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Nghĩa
Stop being valid or in effect
Cụm từ đi kèm
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Từ đồng nghĩa
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Từ trái nghĩa
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Chủ đề
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Định nghĩa
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.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C1
2
Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Nghĩa
To die (formal/literary)
Cụm từ đi kèm
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Từ đồng nghĩa
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Từ trái nghĩa
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Chủ đề
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
To die (formal word).
To die, especially in a formal or literary context.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C2
3
Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Lỗi thường gặp:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Nghĩa
Breathe out air from lungs
Cụm từ đi kèm
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Từ đồng nghĩa
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Từ trái nghĩa
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Chủ đề
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
To breathe air out of your body.
To breathe out air from the lungs.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
ex - pire (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Họ từ
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
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.