Expire meaning
To come to an end; terminate.
My membership in the club has expired.
verb
To exhale; breathe out.
verb
To bring to a close; to terminate.
verb
Expire is defined as to breathe out, to die, or to come to an end.
An example of expire is when someone dies of a heart attack.
An example of expire is when food has rotted and has started growing mold.
An example of expire is when an offer was good until May 1, 2012 and the clock strikes midnight on May 2nd 2012; the offer expires.
verb
To breathe one's last breath; die.
The patient expired early this morning.
verb
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To breathe (something) out.
verb
To give (something) off.
verb
To breathe out (air from the lungs)
verb
To give off (an odor, etc.)
verb
To breathe out air.
verb
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To breathe one's last breath; die.
verb
To come to an end; terminate; cease.
The lease expired.
verb
To breathe one's last breath; die.
The patient expired early this morning.
verb
To exhale; breathe out.
verb
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To exhale (something).
verb
To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles.
verb
Origin of expire
- Middle English expiren from Old French expirer from Latin exspīrāre ex- ex- spīrāre to breathe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French expirer, from Latin ex- (“out”) + spīro (“breathe, be alive”)
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