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expire

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
expire /ɪkˈspajɚ/ verb
expires; expired; expiring
expire
/ɪkˈspajɚ/
verb
expires; expired; expiring
Learner's definition of EXPIRE
[no object] : to end : to no longer be valid after a period of time终止;截止;失效
[no object] formal : to die死;死亡
/ɛkˈspajɚ/ [+ object] medical : to breathe out (air) : exhale呼气;吐气

time expires

◊ When time expires in a game, the clock shows that there is no more time and play stops.(游戏、比赛等)结束,时间到
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7014 COCA: 6647

expire

verb

ex·​pire ik-ˈspī(-ə)r How to pronounce expire (audio)
 usually for intransitive sense 3 and transitive sense 2  ek-
expired; expiring

intransitive verb

1
: to breathe one's last breath : die
2
: to come to an end: such as
a
: to exceed its period of validity
The contract will expire next month.
b
: to pass its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2)
This milk has expired.
" … when drugs expire, you can't just leave these things lying around." Ed Haislmaier
3
: to emit the breath

transitive verb

1
obsolete : conclude
2
: to breathe out from or as if from the lungs
3
archaic : emit

Example Sentences

My driver's license has expired. She expired after a long illness. measuring the volume of air expired from the lungs
Recent Examples on the Web The current payment pause is set to expire Aug. 31, and borrowers have been waiting to hear about an expected extension. Harold Maass, The Week, 24 Aug. 2022 It’s been extended several times but is set to expire Aug. 31, meaning millions of borrowers could find themselves again making monthly payments on Sept. 1. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2022 The student loan payment pause is set to expire Aug. 31. Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 His current detention was to expire later this month. Washington Post, 25 July 2022 This update came the week after Biden announced the most recent extension of the pause, which is set to expire Aug. 31. Brittany Gaddy, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2022 Hochul's announcement Wednesday that the state will end the mandate on face coverings, but keep masking rules in schools, came as the mandate was to expire this week. Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2022 Grandal and Kopech should be back when their IL stints expire in coming days. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Existing Fox contracts might prevent the studio from using some of the beloved X-Men in Avengers adventures before those actor deals expire. Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare, from ex- + spirare to breathe

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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The first known use of expire was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7014 COCA: 6647
expire

verb

VERB + EXPIREbe due to預定期滿His contract is due to expire at the end of this year.他的合同將在今年年底到期。

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