expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Anh
~ 5000
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Động từ
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[document, contract, license] expires
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
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)
Cụm từ đi kèm
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Chủ đề
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Ví dụ
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
Động từ
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
Mẫu sử dụng:
[person] expires
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Từ đồng nghĩa
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Từ trái nghĩa
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Cụm từ đi kèm
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Chủ đề
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
Động từ
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] expires [air]
Lỗi thường gặp:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Từ đồng nghĩa
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Từ trái nghĩa
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Cụm từ đi kèm
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Chủ đề
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
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.