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- Dictionaryexpire/ɪkˈspʌɪə/
verb
- 1. (of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity: "his driving licence expired" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person) die: "the lady had expired bearing her lord a son" Similar
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EXPIRE definition: 1. If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXPIRE is to breathe one's last breath : die. How to use expire in a sentence.
Expire definition: to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.. See examples of EXPIRE used in a sentence.
EXPIRE meaning: 1. If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in…. Learn more.
If something — like milk or a free shipping coupon — expires, it is no longer usable or valid. When you expire, you will be dead.
1. ( intr) to finish or run out; cease; come to an end. 2. (Physiology) to breathe out (air); exhale. 3. ( intr) to die. [C15: from Old French expirer, from Latin exspīrāre to breathe out, from spīrāre to breathe] exˈpirer n.
Definition of expire verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
expire. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Death ex‧pire /ɪkˈspaɪə $ -ˈspaɪr/ verb [ intransitive] 1 if an official document expires, it can no longer be legally used SYN run out My passport expires next week. players whose contracts expire this summer expire in/on/at My driving licence expires in March.
EXPIRE definition: If a legal document or agreement expires, you can no longer use it: . Learn more.
ex•pire /ɪkˈspaɪr/ v., -pired, -pir•ing. to come to an end; terminate:[ no object] The contract expired at the end of the month. to emit the last breath; die:[ no object] In the novel the hero expired after a long illness.
