Expire - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪkˈspaɪər|  American pronunciation of the word expire
Brit.  |ɪkˈspaɪə|  British pronunciation of the word expire

verb

- lose validity (syn: run out)
My passports expired last month
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (syn: choke, conk, croak, decease, die, exit, go, pass, pass away, perish, pop off)
- expel air (syn: breathe out, exhale)

Extra examples

My driver's license has expired.

She expired after a long illness.

My passport expires next year.

My passport expires next week.

My driving licence expires in March.

The lease on the flat expired on June 14th.

The chairman's term of office has already expired.

Ophelia expires in Act IV of Hamlet.

My passports expired last month

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: expire
he/she/it: expires
present participle: expiring
past tense: expired
past participle: expired
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