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expire



ex·pire [expire expires expired expiring] BrE [ɪkˈspaɪə(r)] NAmE [ɪkˈspaɪər] verb
1. intransitive (of a document, an agreement, etc.)to be no longer valid because the period of time for which it could be used has ended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?
Our lease on the house expires next month.
2. intransitive (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. intransitive (literary)to die
see also unexpired
Derived Word:expired
Verb forms:

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

Example Bank:
She had expired while bearing her son.

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