expire
/ɪkˈspaɪə(r)/verb
उच्चारण इक्स्पायर
(अवधि, दस्तावेज़ की वैधता) समाप्त होना
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(of a document, an agreement or a period of time) to come to an end and no longer be valid
(अवधि, दस्तावेज़ की वैधता) समाप्त होना
- My passport expires next month.
- The offer expires on 31 March.
- Check when your driving licence expires.
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- The coupon expires at the end of the month.
- My visa will expire next week, so I must renew it.
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[I] formal or literary
to die
मर जाना, प्राण त्यागना
- The old king expired peacefully in his sleep.
- The poet expired shortly after finishing his last poem.
- The old soldier expired in his village at the age of ninety.
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- The patient expired in the early hours of the morning.
- The writer expired soon after the book was published.
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[I, T] technical
to breathe out
साँस छोड़ना
- The patient inspires and expires normally.
- As the diaphragm relaxes, we expire air slowly.
- Slowly expire all the air from your lungs.
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- We inhale oxygen and expire carbon dioxide.
- Singers learn to expire gently as they hold a note.
Synonyms exhale breathe out
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
expire (documents, offers)
Use expire for a document, ticket, offer or agreement that reaches its end date.
दस्तावेज़, टिकट, ऑफ़र या अनुबंध की अवधि समाप्त होने के लिए 'expire' आता है।
- My passport expires in March.
- The offer expires at midnight.
expire on / in / at
Use on for a date, in for a month, and at for a time.
तिथि के लिए 'on', महीने के लिए 'in' और समय के लिए 'at' आता है।
- The licence expires on 31 December.
- The coupon expires at noon.
expire (die, formal)
In formal or literary use, expire means to die.
Formal या साहित्यिक प्रयोग में 'expire' का अर्थ मृत्यु होना भी है।
- The old king expired peacefully.
expire (intransitive)
Expire takes no object and has no passive.
'Expire' का कोई object या passive नहीं होता।
- Her visa has expired.
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document + expire
passportlicencevisaticketwarranty
- The warranty expires after two years.
expire + adverb
soonshortlytomorrownext weeknext month
- Your library card will expire next month.
expired + noun
medicinelicencecouponcardticket
- Never use expired medicine.
time + expire
timetermleasecontractdeadline
- His term as president expires in June.
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- The train ticket expired at midnight.
रेल का टिकट आधी रात को समाप्त हो गया।
- Check the date before the milk expires.
दूध खराब होने से पहले तारीख देख लीजिए।
- My driving licence expires next year.
मेरा ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस अगले वर्ष समाप्त हो जाएगा।
- Radhika renewed her passport before it expired.
राधिका ने पासपोर्ट की अवधि समाप्त होने से पहले उसे नवीनीकृत करा लिया।
- The lease will expire in two years.
पट्टे की अवधि दो वर्ष में समाप्त हो जाएगी।
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✗ My ATM card is expired.
✓ My ATM card has expired.
Expire is an intransitive verb; use the present perfect for the result.
'Expire' intransitive verb है; परिणाम बताने के लिए present perfect आता है।
✗ The offer will be expired tomorrow.
✓ The offer will expire tomorrow.
Expire has no passive form.
'Expire' का passive रूप नहीं बनता।
✗ The medicine was expired last month.
✓ The medicine expired last month.
Do not use was with expire in the past simple.
Past simple में 'expire' के साथ 'was' नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Expire, end and lapse all mean coming to a close, but the type of subject differs.
तीनों का अर्थ समाप्त होना है, पर अलग तरह के subject के साथ आते हैं।
To reach the end of a fixed period, such as a licence.
लाइसेंस जैसी निश्चित अवधि का अंत होना।
- The visa expired.
To end because a payment or renewal was not made.
भुगतान या नवीनीकरण न होने से समाप्त हो जाना।
- The policy lapsed.
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ex·pire
✓In the exam
Notes
The British noun is expiry (an expiry date); American expiration.
Note: British English में noun expiry है, जैसे an expiry date (समाप्ति की तारीख), जबकि American English में expiration का प्रयोग होता है।