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- DictionaryEx·pire/ikˈspī(ə)r/
verb
- 1. (of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time: "the old contract had expired"
- 2. (of a person) die: "the lady had expired bearing her lord a son"
The meaning of EXPIRED is dead, deceased —often used as a euphemistic or humorous alternative to dead. How to use expired in a sentence.
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expired; expiring. Synonyms of expire. 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.
EXPIRED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of expire 2. If something that lasts for a fixed length of time…. Learn more.
If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in use: My passport expires next month. The contract between the two companies will expire at the end of the year. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Coming to an end.
Synonyms for EXPIRED: defunct, extinct, vanished, gone, departed, done, bygone, obsolete; Antonyms of EXPIRED: existing, alive, extant, active, living, existent, dynamic, thriving.
adjective. having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. “an expired passport”. “caught driving with an expired license”. synonyms: invalid. no longer valid. terminated.
Expire definition: to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.. See examples of EXPIRE used in a sentence.
Add to word list. to come to an end after a fixed length of time: a contract / lease / licence expires. This offer expires on 31 March 2012. set/scheduled/due to expire The warranty period is due to expire at the end of November. Under current law, the state's earned-income tax credit would expire after this year.
If something — like milk or a free shipping coupon — expires, it is no longer usable or valid. When you expire, you will be dead. The verb expire comes from the Latin expirare, meaning “breathe out,” and the modern use retains that ancient meaning.
• She retired six months before her contract expired. • The chairman's term of office expires at the end of March . • The government is now operating under a temporary measure , or continuing resolution , that expires at the end of next week.
