English Explanatory Dictionary

expire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To die.
  2. To lapse and become invalid.
  3. To come to an end; to conclude.
  4. To exhale; to breathe out.
  5. To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles.
  6. To bring to a close; to terminate.
  7. To cause to lapse; to invalidate.

Pronunciation

/ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ /ɛkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ En-us-expire.oga

Word forms

expire expires expiring expired exspire

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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 buy it cark it cash in cash in one's chips check out close one's eyes for the last time code conk out croak cross over cross rainbow bridge cross the Great Divide cross the Styx darken decease decompose dematerialize depart disincarnate draw one's last breath drop off the hooks exit expire flatline forfare give one's all give up the ghost go for a burton go gentle into that good night go out go over to the majority go the way of all flesh go the way of the dinosaurs go the way of the dodo go the way of the dodo bird go to glory go to one's reward go west hand in one's checks hand in one's dinner pail hop the twig join the choir invisible keel over kick the bucket kick off knock off liquidate lose my life for Jesus Christ

Antonyms

inspire

Related words

expiration inspire respiration respire spirit

Derived words

expirable expiree expiry unexpire
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