The meaning of Expire

Expire – definition

verb
(of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity.
Usage examples:
His driving licence expired
Synonims:
Run out Become invalid Become void Be no longer valid Lapse Cease Become obsolete End Finish Stop Come to an end Conclude Terminate Be over Be at an end
verb
(of a person) die.
Usage examples:
The lady had expired bearing her lord a son
Synonims:
Die Pass away/on Decease Perish Depart this life Be no more Breathe one's last Draw one's last breath Meet one's end Meet one's death Meet one's maker Give up the ghost Go to the great beyond
verb
Exhale (air) from the lungs.
Usage examples:
The volume of expired air
Synonims:
Breathe out Exhale Puff out Blow out Expel Emit

verb
(of something that lasts for a fixed length of time) to end or stop being in use
Usage examples:
My passport will expire next year.

verb
To come to an end after a fixed length of time
Usage examples:
A contract/lease/licence expires, this offer expires on 31 march 2012., set/scheduled/due to expire…

Expire translation into English

Expire: translate from English into Chinese

到期, 期满, 满, 断气, 气绝, 陨, 陨灭, 满期, 绝气

Expire: translate from English into Dutch

Verlopen, Vervallen, Aflopen, Verstrijken, Eindigen, Ophouden, Uitademen, De laatste adem uitblazen, Uitgaan, Ontslapen, De geest geven

Expire: translate from English into French

Expirer, Périmer, Décéder, Rendre le dernier soupir, Rendre l'âme

Expire: translate from English into German

Erlöschen, Verfallen, Ablaufen, Enden, Verstreichen, Ungültig werden, Ausatmen, Zu ende gehen, Verbleichen, Verscheiden

Expire: translate from English into Hindi

समय सीमा समाप्त, साँस छोड़ना, मरना, अंत होना, बीत जाना, समाप्त होना, अवधि समाप्त होना, मर जाना, देहावसान होना

Expire: translate from English into Italian

Scadono, Scadere, Espirare, Spirare, Finire, Morire, Spegnersi, Svanire

Expire: translate from English into Korean

내쉬다, 끝나다, 숨을 내쉬다, 지나가다, 숨을 거두다, 만기가 되다, 절식하다

Expire: translate from English into Russian

Истекает, Истекать, Терять силу, Умирать, Выдыхать, Угасать, Кончаться

Expire: translate from English into Spanish

Expirar, Caducar, Vencer, Terminar, Vencerse, Finalizar, Morir, Espirar, Acabar, Cumplirse, Cesar, Hacer cumplido

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French expirer, from Latin exspirare ‘breathe out’, from ex- ‘out’ + spirare ‘breathe’.

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Expire – similar words

expirations

noun
The ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid.
Usage examples:
The expiration of the lease

noun
The exhalation of breath from the lungs.
Usage examples:
At the end of expiration there is still a slight inflation in the lungs

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expiration

noun
The ending of the fixed period for which a contract is valid.
Usage examples:
The expiration of the lease

noun
The end of a period of time during which an agreement or official document can be used
Usage examples:
He stayed on past the expiration of his tourist visa.

noun
→ expiry
Usage examples:
Trading was brisk as the quarterly expiration of options and futures spurred demand for shares.

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Expire synonims

cease

verb
Come or bring to an end.
Usage examples:
The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed

verb
To stop an action or condition
Usage examples:
[ t ] clapp had to cease publication because of lack of money., [ + to infinitive ] it was hard to …

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conclude

verb
Bring or come to an end.
Usage examples:
They conclude their study with these words

verb
To cause something to end, or to end
Usage examples:
[ t ] she concluded her remarks by thanking her supporters., [ i ] i’d like to conclude with a song…

verb
To have a particular opinion about something after thinking carefully about it
Usage examples:
Conclude that analysts concluded that borrowing costs were at or very near their peak., the study c…

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decease

noun
A person's death.
Usage examples:
He held the post until his untimely decease in 1991

verb
Die.
Usage examples:
He deceased at his palace of croydon

noun
A person's death
Usage examples:
The house will not be yours till after your mother's decease.

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die

verb
(of a person, animal, or plant) stop living.
Usage examples:
He died of tuberculosis

noun
Singular form of dice.

verb
To stop living
Usage examples:
He died of a heart attack., she died in her sleep at the age of 94., fig. the engine just died (= s…

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emit

verb
Produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation).
Usage examples:
Even the best cars emit carbon dioxide

Give off, send forth, or discharge

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end

noun
A final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.
Usage examples:
The end of the year

verb
Come or bring to a final point; finish.
Usage examples:
When the war ended, policy changed

suffix
Denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way.
Usage examples:
Dividend

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exhale

verb
Breathe out.
Usage examples:
She sat back and exhaled deeply

verb
Expel air

verb
To breathe out air
Usage examples:
[ i ] she held her breath for a moment and then exhaled.

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expel

verb
Officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization.
Usage examples:
She was expelled from school

Eliminate

verb
To force someone to leave a country, organization, or school
Usage examples:
He was expelled from school for his continued bad behavior.

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finish

verb
Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.
Usage examples:
They were straining to finish the job

noun
An end or final part or stage of something.
Usage examples:
A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb
To come to an end
Usage examples:
[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

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lapse

noun
A brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement.
Usage examples:
A lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match

verb
(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.
Usage examples:
He let his membership of cnd lapse

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perish

verb
Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.
Usage examples:
A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

verb
To die, esp. as a result of an accident, violence, or war
Usage examples:
Without this assistance, thousands of refugees would perish from hunger and neglect.

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run out

rʌn

collocation
Use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

phrasal verb
(of a supply of something) be used up.
Usage examples:
Our food is about to run out

phrasal verb
(of rope) be paid out.
Usage examples:
Slowly, he let the cables run out

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stop

verb
(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
Usage examples:
His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun
A cessation of movement or operation.
Usage examples:
All business came to a stop

verb
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

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terminate

verb
Bring to an end.
Usage examples:
He was advised to terminate the contract

verb
To end or stop, or to cause something to end or stop
Usage examples:
[ i ] trains that used to terminate in hoboken now run into new york., [ t ] it sounded like she wa…

verb
To end or to make something end
Usage examples:
The takeover talks terminated without agreement., how do i terminate my subscription?, terminate a …

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