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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spaIr
- parts of speech:
- verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
expires, expiring, expired |
| definition 1: |
to come to an end.
Your magazine subscription will expire next October.- synonyms:
- end, run out, terminate
- similar words:
- cease, discontinue, lapse, stop
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| definition 2: |
to die.
The old horse expired after a short illness.- synonyms:
- die
- similar words:
- depart, pass, perish
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| related words: |
elapse, end, go, vanish |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to exhale (air).
The air we expire contains more carbon dioxide than the air we breathe in.- antonyms:
- inhale
- similar words:
- blow, breathe
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| derivations: |
expired (adj.), expirer (n.) |
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