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ex·pire
 expire
- pronunciation:
- ihk
spaIr
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
expired, expires, expiring |
| definition 1: |
to come to an end.
Your magazine subscription will expire next October.- synonyms:
- end, terminate
- similar words:
- cease, discontinue, lapse, stop
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| definition 2: |
to breathe out.
The air we expire contains more carbon dioxide than the air we breathe in.- synonyms:
- exhale
- similar words:
- blow, breathe, sigh
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| definition 3: |
to die.
The old horse expired after a short illness.- synonyms:
- die
- similar words:
- depart, pass, perish
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| related words: |
elapse, end, go, vanish |
| derivations: |
expired (adj.), expirer (n.) |
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