expire

verb

ex·pire ik-ˈspī(-ə)r How to pronounce expire (audio)

usually for intransitive sense 3 and transitive sense 2 ek-

expired; expiring

intransitive verb

: to breathe one's last breath : die

: to come to an end: such as

: to exceed its period of validity

The contract will expire next month.

: to pass its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2)

This milk has expired.

" … when drugs expire, you can't just leave these things lying around."

Ed Haislmaier

: to emit the breath

transitive verb

obsolete : conclude

: to breathe out from or as if from the lungs

archaic : emit

Example Sentences

My driver's license has expired. She expired after a long illness. measuring the volume of air expired from the lungs

Recent Examples on the Web The current payment pause is set to expire Aug. 31, and borrowers have been waiting to hear about an expected extension.

Harold Maass, The Week, 24 Aug. 2022 It’s been extended several times but is set to expire Aug. 31, meaning millions of borrowers could find themselves again making monthly payments on Sept. 1.

Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2022 The student loan payment pause is set to expire Aug. 31.

Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 His current detention was to expire later this month.

Washington Post, 25 July 2022 This update came the week after Biden announced the most recent extension of the pause, which is set to expire Aug. 31.

Brittany Gaddy, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2022 Hochul's announcement Wednesday that the state will end the mandate on face coverings, but keep masking rules in schools, came as the mandate was to expire this week.

Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2022 Grandal and Kopech should be back when their IL stints expire in coming days.

Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Existing Fox contracts might prevent the studio from using some of the beloved X-Men in Avengers adventures before those actor deals expire.

Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

expiring 1 of 3

adjective

as in fading

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

fading
dying
sinking
declining
deteriorating
departed
gone
deceased
defunct
passing away
moribund
fallen
passed away
demised
lifeless
terminal
dead
decadent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

existing
alive
live
quick
surviving
living
breathing
being
animate
subsisting
booming
flourishing
thriving
bouncing
vital
roaring
energetic
animated
prospering
perky
sprightly
vivacious
spirited
lively
jazzy
frisky
springy
peppy
sprightful
zippy

expiring

2 of 3

noun

as in expiration

Synonyms & Similar Words

expiration
expiry
dying
decease
perishing
death
demise
exit
waning
fading
ebbing
end
wilting
shriveling
withering
reversion
shrivelling
retrogression
declining
regression
decaying
decay
deterioration
decline
decadence
degeneration
declension
descent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

maturing
development
maturation
growth
ripening
flowering
blossoming
flourishing
softening
mellowing

expiring

3 of 3

verb

present participle of expire

as in ending

to come to an end speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired

Synonyms & Similar Words

ending
ceasing
stopping
halting
concluding
passing
closing
lapsing
dying
terminating
elapsing
finishing
going
stalling
discontinuing
breaking off
determining
leaving off
quitting
winding up
dead-ending
breaking up
letting up
biting the dust
winking (out)
suspending
pausing
staying
knocking off
cutting out
giving over
breaking down
refraining (from)
laying off (of)
winding down
desisting (from)
abating
packing (up or in)
conking (out)
petering (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continuing
persisting
extending
hanging on
prolonging
protracting
drawing out

as in exhaling

to let or force out of the lungs he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath

Synonyms & Similar Words

exhaling
expelling
blowing (out)
expectorating
breathing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

inhaling
inspiring
inbreathing

as in dying

to stop living made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

dying
falling
perishing
departing
ending
disappearing
demising
exiting
fading
succumbing
deceasing
parting
going
flatlining
passing away
popping off
dropping
checking out
buying it
stepping out
kicking off
snuffing it
pegging out
kicking in
failing
croaking
giving up the ghost
kicking the bucket
passing (on)
consuming
biting the dust
buying the farm
conking (out)
predeceasing
drying up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

existing
living
breathing
lingering
reviving
being
subsisting
prospering
flourishing
coming to
thriving

as in releasing

archaic to throw or give off linden trees expiring their rich perfume

Synonyms & Similar Words

releasing
casting
radiating
issuing
emitting
evolving
emanating
eliminating
exhaling
expelling
shooting
irradiating
discharging
pouring
throwing out
giving out
erupting
venting
evacuating
oozing
spraying
exuding
sending (out)
excreting
ejecting
spurting
secreting
squirting
spewing
gushing
outpouring
spouting
jetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

absorbing
inhaling
taking up
sucking (up)
soaking (up)
sponging

单词	expiring
释义	expire verb ex·pire ik-ˈspī(-ə)r usually for intransitive sense 3 and transitive sense 2 ek- expired; expiring intransitive verb 1 : to breathe one's last breath : die 2 : to come to an end: such as a : to exceed its period of validity The contract will expire next month. b : to pass its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2) This milk has expired. " … when drugs expire, you can't just leave these things lying around." Ed Haislmaier 3 : to emit the breath transitive verb 1 obsolete : conclude 2 : to breathe out from or as if from the lungs 3 archaic : emit Synonyms break off break up cease close conclude dead-end determine die discontinue elapse end finish go halt lapse leave off let up pass quit stop terminate wind up wink (out) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences My driver's license has expired. She expired after a long illness. measuring the volume of air expired from the lungs Recent Examples on the Web The current payment pause is set to expire Aug. 31, and borrowers have been waiting to hear about an expected extension. Harold Maass, The Week, 24 Aug. 2022 It’s been extended several times but is set to expire Aug. 31, meaning millions of borrowers could find themselves again making monthly payments on Sept. 1. Leada Gore \| Lgore@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2022 The student loan payment pause is set to expire Aug. 31. Merdie Nzanga, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 His current detention was to expire later this month. Washington Post, 25 July 2022 This update came the week after Biden announced the most recent extension of the pause, which is set to expire Aug. 31. Brittany Gaddy, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2022 Hochul's announcement Wednesday that the state will end the mandate on face coverings, but keep masking rules in schools, came as the mandate was to expire this week. Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2022 Grandal and Kopech should be back when their IL stints expire in coming days. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Existing Fox contracts might prevent the studio from using some of the beloved X-Men in Avengers adventures before those actor deals expire. Chris Smith, BGR, 24 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare, from ex- + spirare to breathe First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Kids Definition expire verb ex·pire ik-ˈspīr expired; expiring 1 : to come to an end Your membership expired. 2 : die entry 1 sense 1 3 : to breathe out : exhale Medical Definition expire verb ex·pire ik-ˈspī(ə)r, usually for vi 2 and vt ek- expired; expiring intransitive verb 1 : to breathe one's last breath : die 2 : to emit the breath transitive verb : to breathe out from or as if from the lungs the basal metabolism test … measures the amount of carbon dioxide expired by the lungs J. D. Ratcliff expiring 1 of 3 adjective as in fading Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fading dying sinking declining deteriorating departed gone deceased defunct passing away moribund fallen passed away demised lifeless terminal dead decadent Antonyms & Near Antonyms existing alive live quick surviving living breathing being animate subsisting booming flourishing thriving bouncing vital roaring energetic animated prospering perky sprightly vivacious spirited lively jazzy frisky springy peppy sprightful zippy See More expiring 2 of 3 noun as in expiration Synonyms & Similar Words expiration expiry dying decease perishing death demise exit waning fading ebbing end wilting shriveling withering reversion shrivelling retrogression declining regression decaying decay deterioration decline decadence degeneration declension descent Antonyms & Near Antonyms maturing development maturation growth ripening flowering blossoming flourishing softening mellowing See More expiring 3 of 3 verb present participle of expire 1 as in ending to come to an end speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired Synonyms & Similar Words ending ceasing stopping halting concluding passing closing lapsing dying terminating elapsing finishing going stalling discontinuing breaking off determining leaving off quitting winding up dead-ending breaking up letting up biting the dust winking (out) suspending pausing staying knocking off cutting out giving over breaking down refraining (from) laying off (of) winding down desisting (from) abating packing (up or in) conking (out) petering (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuing persisting extending hanging on prolonging protracting drawing out See More 2 as in exhaling to let or force out of the lungs he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath Synonyms & Similar Words exhaling expelling blowing (out) expectorating breathing (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms inhaling inspiring inbreathing 3 as in dying to stop living made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards Synonyms & Similar Words dying falling perishing departing ending disappearing demising exiting fading succumbing deceasing parting going flatlining passing away popping off dropping checking out buying it stepping out kicking off snuffing it pegging out kicking in failing croaking giving up the ghost kicking the bucket passing (on) consuming biting the dust buying the farm conking (out) predeceasing drying up Antonyms & Near Antonyms existing living breathing lingering reviving being subsisting prospering flourishing coming to thriving See More 4 as in releasing archaic to throw or give off linden trees expiring their rich perfume Synonyms & Similar Words releasing casting radiating issuing emitting evolving emanating eliminating exhaling expelling shooting irradiating discharging pouring throwing out giving out erupting venting evacuating oozing spraying exuding sending (out) excreting ejecting spurting secreting squirting spewing gushing outpouring spouting jetting Antonyms & Near Antonyms absorbing inhaling taking up sucking (up) soaking (up) sponging
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