expire
Americanverb (used without object)
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to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
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to emit the last breath; die.
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to breathe out.
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to die out, as a fire.
verb (used with object)
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to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
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Archaic. to give off, emit, or eject.
verb
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(intr) to finish or run out; cease; come to an end
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to breathe out (air); exhale
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(intr) to die
Other Word Forms
- expirer noun
- expiringly adverb
- nonexpiring adjective
- unexpired adjective
- unexpiring adjective
Etymology
Origin of expire
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ex ( s ) pīrāre to breathe out, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + spīrāre to breathe
Example Sentences
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The press is warning of nuclear Armageddon after an arms-control treaty between Russia and the United States expired this week.
The hometown Giants trailed for most of the game but took the lead in the fourth quarter, only to see the visiting Baltimore Colts tie the score on a field goal shortly before time expired.
After the New Start treaty expired Thursday, the president said he wants the U.S. to negotiate a “new, improved, and modernized” agreement.
This year — without enhanced federal subsidies that expired at the end of December — that same plan would have cost $299 a month, with higher copays.
From Los Angeles Times
The midfielder will leave Old Trafford when his contract expires at the end of the season - and it looks as if he will do so on a positive note.
From BBC
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