Expire (Verb)
Meaning 1
Expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 2
Lose validity; "My passports expired last month".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The coupons in the newspaper expire at the end of the week, so make sure to use them soon.
- My driver's license will expire on my birthday, and I need to renew it beforehand.
- The discount offer will expire if you don't make the purchase within the next 24 hours.
- The visa I obtained for my trip to Europe expires in six months, so I need to plan another trip before then.
- Their membership will expire if they don't pay their dues by the end of the month.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Synonyms
- Pop Off
- Croak
- Die
- Pass
- Decease
- Cash In One's Chips
- Perish
- Conk
- Choke
- Buy The Farm
- Exit
- Drop Dead
- Pass Away
- Go
- Give-up The Ghost
- Kick The Bucket
- Snuff It