Expire — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lose validity

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈaɪɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈaɪəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈaɪəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈaɪɚɹ/.

Examples

My passports expired last month
She died from cancer
The children perished in the fire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pass drop dead choke croak perish run out breathe out die kick the bucket give-up the ghost snuff it cash in one's chips pass away exhale conk pop off exit decease buy the farm go

Antonyms

inhale be born

Parts of Speech

verb	lose validity “My passports expired last month”
verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life “She died from cancer”
verb	expel air “Exhale when you lift the weight”

Word Forms

expiration	noun	a coming to an end of a contract period
death	noun	the event of dying or departure from life
Death	noun	the personification of death
decedent	noun	someone who is no longer alive
decease	noun	the event of dying or departure from life
going	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
exit	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
passing	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
exhalation	noun	exhaled breath
expiratory	adjective	of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erlöschen

verlieren ihre Gültigkeit

🇫🇷French

expirer

perdre sa validité

🇪🇸Spanish

expirar

perder validez

🇮🇹Italian

scadere

perdere validità

🇳🇱Dutch

verlopen

geldigheid verliezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

expirar

perder validade

🇷🇺Russian

истекает

потерять юридическую силу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समय सीमा समाप्त

वैधता खोना

🇧🇩Bengali

মেয়াদ শেষ

বৈধতা হারান

🇮🇳Tamil

காலாவதியாகும்

செல்லுபடியை இழக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గడువు ముగుస్తుంది

చెల్లుబాటును కోల్పోతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

कालबाह्य

वैधता गमावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાપ્ત

માન્યતા ગુમાવવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಧಿ ಮುಗಿಯುತ್ತದೆ

ಮಾನ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാലഹരണപ്പെടുന്നു

സാധുത നഷ്ടപ്പെടും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਆਦ ਪੁੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ

ਵੈਧਤਾ ਗੁਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ختم

جواز کھو دیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

到期

失去有效性

🇯🇵Japanese

期限切れ

有効性を失う

🇰🇷Korean

내쉬다

타당성을 잃다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hết hạn

mất hiệu lực

🇹🇭Thai

หมดอายุ

สูญเสียความถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berakhir

kehilangan validitas

🇵🇭Filipino

mawawalan ng bisa

mawalan ng bisa

🇲🇾Malay

tamat tempoh

hilang kesahihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنتهي صلاحيتها

تفقد صحتها

🇮🇷Persian

منقضی شود

از دست دادن اعتبار

🇹🇷Turkish

süresi dolmak

geçerliliğini kaybetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָפוּג

לאבד תוקף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'expire'?

The primary meaning of 'expire' is 'lose validity'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'expire' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'expire' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'expire' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'expire' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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