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expire

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ik-ˈspī(-ə)r, oftenest for vi 3 and vt 2 ek-\
    • /ɪkˈspaɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ik-ˈspī(-ə)r, oftenest for vi 3 and vt 2 ek-\

Definitions of expire word

  • noun expire (of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time. 1
  • intransitive verb expire offer: cease to be valid 1
  • intransitive verb expire food's use-by date: pass 1
  • intransitive verb expire die 1
  • intransitive verb expire breathe out, exhale 1
  • verb expire When something such as a contract, deadline, or visa expires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid. 0

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Parts of speech for Expire

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

expire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

expire usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for expire

verb expire

  • die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
  • perish — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
  • pass away — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • pass on — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
  • decease — death

Antonyms for expire

verb expire

  • validate — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
  • begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
  • come — When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there.
  • commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.

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