EXPIRE


Meaning of EXPIRE in English

/ ɪkˈspaɪə(r); NAmE / verb [ v ]

1.

( of a document, an agreement, etc. ) to be no longer valid because the period of time for which it could be used has ended

SYN run out :

When does your driving licence expire?

2.

( of a period of time, especially one during which sb holds a position of authority ) to end :

His term of office expires at the end of June.

3.

( literary ) to die

—see also unexpired

►  ex·pired adjective :

an expired passport

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French expirer , from Latin exspirare breathe out, from ex- out + spirare breathe.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.