EXPIRE


Meaning of EXPIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ik-ˈspī(-ə)r, oftenest for vi 3 and vt 2 ]

ek- verb

( ex·pired ; ex·pir·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare, from ex- + spirare to breathe

Date: 15th century

intransitive verb

1. : to breathe one's last breath : die

2. : to come to an end

3. : to emit the breath

transitive verb

1. obsolete : conclude

2. : to breathe out from or as if from the lungs

3. archaic : emit

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.