expire meaning
UK /ɪkˈspaɪə/ US /ɪkˈspaɪr/ 2 syllables
expire has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
expire as a verb
- lose validity
- My passports expired last month
Synonyms: run out
Type of: discontinue
Related forms: expiration
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- She died from cancer
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
Synonyms: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
Type of: change state
Kinds: abort, suffocate, buy it, drown, predecease, starve, fall, succumb
Related forms: expiration
- expel air
- Exhale when you lift the weight
Synonyms: exhale, breathe out
Type of: breathe
Related forms: expiratory, expiration
How to pronounce expire
expire is pronounced /ɪkˈspaɪə/ in British English and /ɪkˈspaɪr/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with expire
Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in RE · 6-letter words
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