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Learn to pronounce ex·pire

/ikˈspī(ə)r/
verb
  1. (of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time.
    "the old contract had expired"
    synonyms: run out, become invalid, become void, be no longer valid, lapse, cease, become obsolete, end, finish, stop, come to an end, conclude, terminate, be over, be at an end
  2. (of a person) die.
    "the lady had expired bearing her lord a son"
    synonyms: die, pass away/on, decease, perish, depart this life, be no more, breathe one's last, draw one's last breath, meet one's end, meet one's death, meet one's Maker, give up the ghost, go to the great beyond, cross the great divide, shuffle off this mortal coil, go the way of the/all flesh, go to one's last resting place, kick the bucket, bite the dust, croak, conk out, buy it, turn up one's toes, cash in one's chips, go belly up, snuff it, peg out, pop one's clogs
  3. exhale (air) from the lung.
    "the volume of expired air"
    synonyms: breathe out, exhale, puff out, blow out, expel, emit

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6 days ago · The meaning of EXPIRE is to breathe one's last breath : die. How to use expire in a sentence.
to breathe out or to breathe air out: The patient inhales as much air as possible and then expires with maximum effort.
Expire definition: to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.. See examples of EXPIRE used in a sentence.
The meaning of EXPIRED is dead, deceased —often used as a euphemistic or humorous alternative to dead. How to use expired in a sentence.
If something — like milk or a free shipping coupon — expires, it is no longer usable or valid. When you expire, you will be dead.
When something such as a contract, deadline, or visa expires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid.
[intransitive] (of a document, an agreement, etc.) to be no longer legally acceptable because the period of time for which it could be used has ended ...
(intransitive) To die. · (intransitive) To lapse and become invalid. · (intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude. · (transitive, intransitive) To exhale; to ...
to breathe out or to breathe air out: The patient inhales as much air as possible and then expires with maximum effort.
EXPIRE meaning: 1 : to end to no longer be valid after a period of time; 2 : to die.