expire
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin ex- (“out”) + spīro (“breathe, be alive”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
expire (third-person singular simple present expires, present participle expiring, simple past and past participle expired)
- (intransitive) to die
- The old librarian will expire next week.
- (intransitive) to become invalid
- My library card will expire next week.
- (intransitive) to exhale; to breathe (out).
- (transitive) to exhale (something).
- He escaped the garage and will expire the carbon monoxide he had been breathing.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:die
Antonyms [edit]
- (to exhale): inspire
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
die — see die
become invalid
exhale — see exhale
to exhale (something)
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
expire
- first-person singular present indicative of expirer
- third-person singular present indicative of expirer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of expirer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of expirer
- second-person singular imperative of expirer
Anagrams [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
expire (infinitive expirar)
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English verbs
- French verb forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb third-person forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
