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- Dictionaryex·pire/ikˈspī(ə)r/
verb
- 1. (of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time: "the old contract had expired" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) die: "the lady had expired bearing her lord a son" Similar
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The meaning of EXPIRE is to breathe one's last breath : die. How to use expire in a sentence.
EXPIRE definition: 1. If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in…. Learn more.
When you expire, you will be dead. The verb expire comes from the Latin expirare , meaning “breathe out,” and the modern use retains that ancient meaning. The expanded, and more commonly used, meaning of expire is that the breath has — literally or figuratively — departed.
verb (used without object) , ex·pired, ex·pir·ing. to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer. to emit the last breath; die. to breathe out. to die out, as a fire.
When something such as a contract, deadline, or visa expires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid. He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor's visa expired. [VERB] Synonyms: become invalid, end, finish, conclude More Synonyms of expire. 2. verb.
EXPIRE meaning: 1. If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in…. Learn more.
1. ( intr) to finish or run out; cease; come to an end. 2. (Physiology) to breathe out (air); exhale. 3. ( intr) to die. [C15: from Old French expirer, from Latin exspīrāre to breathe out, from spīrāre to breathe] exˈpirer n.
Definition of expire verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "EXPIRE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
expire. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Death ex‧pire /ɪkˈspaɪə $ -ˈspaɪr/ verb [ intransitive] 1 if an official document expires, it can no longer be legally used SYN run out My passport expires next week. players whose contracts expire this summer expire in/on/at My driving licence expires in March.
