Expire definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

expire in American English · 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 ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'expire'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× expire (ɪkspaɪəʳ ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseexpires ,presentparticipleexpiring ,pasttense,pastparticipleexpired 1. verb Whensomethingsuchasacontract,deadline,orvisaexpires,itcomestoanendorisnolongervalid. HehadlivedillegallyintheUnitedStatesforfiveyearsafterhisvisitor'svisa expired.[VERB] Synonyms:becomeinvalid,end,finish,conclude MoreSynonymsofexpire 2. verb Whensomeoneexpires,theydie. [literary]Heenduredexcruciatingagoniesbeforehefinallyexpired.[VERB] MoreSynonymsofexpire COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof expire Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'expire' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'expire' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'silviculture' HindiTranslationof'expire' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency expireinBritishEnglish (ɪkˈspaɪə ) verb1. (intransitive) tofinishorrunout;cease;cometoanend 2. tobreatheout(air);exhale 3. (intransitive) todie CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsexpirer(exˈpirer)noun WordoriginC15:fromOldFrenchexpirer,fromLatinexspīrāretobreatheout,fromspīrāretobreathe WordFrequency expireinAmericanEnglish (ɛkˈspaɪr ;ɪkˈspaɪr ) verbtransitiveWordforms:exˈpiredorexˈpiring1.  tobreatheout(airfromthelungs) 2. Obsolete togiveoff(anodor,etc.) verbintransitive3.  tobreatheoutair 4.  tobreatheone'slastbreath;die 5.  tocometoanend;terminate;cease theleaseexpired SIMILARWORDS: die Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEexpiren