Meaning & Definition of Expire in English
English⟶
Expire
/ɪkspaɪr/
verb
1. Lose validity
- "My passports expired last month"
synonym:
- run out,
- expire
2. 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"
synonym:
- die,
- decease,
- perish,
- go,
- exit,
- pass away,
- expire,
- 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
3. Expel air
- "Exhale when you lift the weight"
synonym:
- exhale,
- expire,
- breathe out
Examples of using
Tom's driver's license will expire next month.
My driver's license will expire next week.
My driver's license will expire next week.