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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.
Expire definition: to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.. See examples of EXPIRE used in a sentence.
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.
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. verb. When something such as a contract, deadline, or visa expires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.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. When someone expires, they die. [literary]
Definition of expire verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
expire. (ɪkˈspaɪə) vb. 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.
A complete guide to the word "EXPIRE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
ex•pire /ɪkˈspaɪr/ v., -pired, -pir•ing. to come to an end; terminate:[no object] The contract expired at the end of the month. to emit the last breath; die:[no object] In the novel the hero expired after a long illness.
