expire
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expire
- /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
- /ɛkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, exspīrō, from ex- (“out”) + spīrō (“breathe, be alive”).
verb expires · expiring · expired · exspire
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To die.
The patient expired in hospital.
Similar: assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord, bite the big one, bite the biscuit, bite the dust, buy the farm
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To lapse and become invalid.
My library card will expire next week.
Similar: run out
- To come to an end; to conclude. And when the thousand yeeres are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, […]
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To exhale; to breathe out.
Anatomy exhibits the lungs in a continual motion of inspiring and expiring air.
Opposite: inspire
- To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles. the expiring of cold out of the inward parts of the earth in winter
- To bring to a close; to terminate. Expire the term / Of a despised life.
- To cause to lapse; to invalidate. The site expires cached pages that are older than 24 hours.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: decease, pass away, die, perish, exit, run out, breathe out, exhale, go, expiration, lapse, terminate, expiry, stop, cease, disappear
Translations
Talk about this word "expire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/expire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. expire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/expire "expire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/expire.Cite this
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title = {expire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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