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?
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.
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.
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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