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expired

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ɪkˈspaɪərd/ · UK /ɪkˈspaɪəd/

expired means: No longer accepted or usable because the allowed time has ended.

adjective

NO LONGER VALIDB1

No longer accepted or usable because the allowed time has ended.

  • My passport is expired.
  • They refused to accept the expired coupon.
  • Is this medicine expired?

Similar words: out of date, invalid

Opposites: valid

Common phrases: expired passport, expired license, expired coupon

BREATHED OUTC2

Passed out of the lungs when someone breathes out.

  • Expired air contains carbon dioxide.
  • The machine measures the volume of expired gas.
  • Researchers compared inhaled and expired air.

Similar words: exhaled

Opposites: inhaled

Common phrases: expired air, expired gas, expired volume

DEADC2

No longer alive.

  • The expired animal lay beside the road.
  • They buried the expired bird under a tree.
  • The poem describes an expired warrior.

Similar words: dead, deceased

Opposites: alive

Common phrases: expired creature, expired animal

Questions about expired

What does expired mean?

No longer accepted or usable because the allowed time has ended.

What is expired in other languages?

Türkçe: süresi dolmuş · Español: caducado · Français: expiré · Deutsch: abgelaufen · Italiano: scaduto · 日本語: 期限切れの

How do you pronounce expired?

In American English /ɪkˈspaɪərd/; in British English /ɪkˈspaɪəd/.

How do you use expired in a sentence?

My passport is expired. They refused to accept the expired coupon.

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