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expire

[ ik-spahyuhr ]

verb (used without object)

expired, expiring.
  1. to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
  2. to emit the last breath; die.
  3. to breathe out.
  4. to die out, as a fire.


verb (used with object)

expired, expiring.
  1. to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
  2. Archaic. to give off, emit, or eject.

expire

/ ɪˈ貹ɪə /

verb

  1. intr to finish or run out; cease; come to an end
  2. to breathe out (air); exhale
  3. intr to die
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·辱İ noun
  • ·辱iԲ· adverb
  • ԴDze·辱iԲ adjective
  • ܲe·辱 adjective
  • ܲe·辱iԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expire1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ex ( s ) ī to breathe out, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + to breathe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of expire1

C15: from Old French expirer, from Latin exsī to breathe out, from to breathe
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Example Sentences

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The previous contract expired at the end of March.

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The summit will occur just before the 90-day pause on some of Trump's higher tariffs is set to expire.

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The union’s contract expired at the end of March.

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And then he will chair the G7 Summit in Canada in June as President Trump's 90 day deadline expires.

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Some learners say they're also worried about their theory tests expiring as they only last for two years - and you need one to take a practical test.

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