expire

== English == === Alternative forms === exspire (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, exspīrō, from ex- (“out”) + spīrō (“breathe, be alive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/, /ɛkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Hyphenation: ex‧pire === Verb === expire (third-person singular simple present expires, present participle expiring, simple past and past participle expired) (intransitive) To die. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:die (intransitive) To lapse and become invalid. (intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude. (ambitransitive) To exhale; to breathe out. Antonym: inspire (transitive) To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles. (transitive) To bring to a close; to terminate. (transitive, computing) To cause to lapse; to invalidate. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “expire”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === prexie == French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === expire inflection of expirer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === expier == Portuguese == === Verb === expire inflection of expirar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ekˈspire] === Verb === expire third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of expira == Spanish == === Verb === expire inflection of expirar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative