Expired - English meaning

collocation

Completely finished

Usage examples:

We had a difficult time but it's all over now., it was all over in 10 or 15 minutes., the baby got …

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 …

verb

To stop something

Usage examples:

Whether the protests will cease remains to be seen., the company has decided to cease all uk operat…

idiom

To stop or end

Usage examples:

I’m enjoying my english class, but it’s about to come to an end.

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…

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.

idiom

To die

Usage examples:

In loving memory of my dear husband, who departed this life on 5 may, 2008.

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…

verb

Produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation).

Usage examples:

Even the best cars emit carbon dioxide

Give off, send forth, or discharge

verb

To send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas

Usage examples:

The alarm emits infrared rays which are used to detect any intruder., the machine emits a high-pitc…

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

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.

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.

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…

idiom

To die

Usage examples:

Our old tv had finally given up the ghost., all i'd cherished from early childhood had been denied …

idiom

If a machine gives up the ghost, it stops working

Usage examples:

Our old tv had finally given up the ghost.

idiom

To stop trying to do something because you know that you will not succeed

Usage examples:

All i'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me, so i simply gave up the ghost.

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

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.

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

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

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 …