expire

C1 Topic:Time

US /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #22108

Meanings

1

verb
To come to an end and no longer be valid, especially after a set time.

My passport expires next month, so I need to renew it.
2

verb
To die.

The old man expired peacefully in his sleep.

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1 verb · to come to an end and no... run out

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Forms expiredexpiresexpiringexpiringly

Derived forms expirableexpireeexpiryunexpire

Related forms expiration inspire respiration respire spirit

Etymology

From Middle English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, exspīrō, from ex- (“out”) + spīrō (“breathe, be alive”).

expire Middle English expirer Middle French expīrō,exspīrō Latin

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# expire

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 22108

## Meanings
1. To come to an end and no longer be valid, especially after a set time.
2. To die.

## Examples
- My passport expires next month, so I need to renew it.
- The old man expired peacefully in his sleep.

## Derived Forms
- expirable
- expiree
- expiry
- unexpire

## Related Forms
- expiration
- inspire
- respiration
- respire
- spirit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: expire
- Root: expirer
- Root: expīrō,exspīrō

## Etymology
From Middle English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, exspīrō, from ex- (“out”) + spīrō (“breathe, be alive”).

## AI Etymology
Expire is from Middle English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, exspīrō, from ex- (“out”) + spīrō (“breathe, be alive”). Important historical forms include Middle English expire, Middle French expirer, and Latin expīrō,exspīrō. In present-day use, it can mean to come to an end and no longer be valid, especially after a set time, or to die. Derived formations include expirable, expiree, expiry, unexpire.

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- Time

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