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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spaIr
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
expires, expiring, expired |
definition 1: |
to reach the end of a fixed term, as a permit, subscription, warranty, or membership.
My driver's license expires in May of this year.You can't travel out of the country if your passport has expired.- synonyms:
- end, run out, terminate
- similar words:
- cease, discontinue, lapse, stop
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definition 2: |
to die or die out.
It was the old woman's wish to expire in her own home.All the veterans of that war have now expired.- synonyms:
- decease, die
- similar words:
- depart, pass, perish
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definition 3: |
to breathe out; exhale.
As he expired, he coughed.- synonyms:
- exhale
- antonyms:
- inhale
- similar words:
- blow, breathe, respire, sigh
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related words: |
conclude, elapse, end, go, vanish |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to exhale (air).
The air we expire contains more carbon dioxide than the air we breathe in.- synonyms:
- exhale
- antonyms:
- inhale, inspire
- similar words:
- blow, breathe, respire
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derivations: |
expired (adj.), expirer (n.) |
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