expired

• يصف شيئًا انتهى أجله أو لم يعد صالحًا أو انقضت مدة صلاحيته. ويُستعمل أيضًا لما انتهت مدته أو بطل مفعوله.

Describes something that has come to an end, is no longer valid, or has passed its expiration date.

1. No longer validB1formal

   Having come to an end; no longer legally or officially acceptable.

   منتهي الصلاحية

   • My passport is expired and needs to be renewed.
   • The coupon expired last week, so we can't use it.
   • He tried to use an expired credit card at the store.

   المرادفاتinvalidlapsednullterminatedvoid

   الأضدادactivecurrenteffectiveoperativeunexpiredvalid

2. Dead (euphemism)B2formal

   A polite or formal way to say that someone has died.

   المتوفّى (تعبير مُلطّف)

   • The patient expired peacefully in his sleep.
   • The king expired after a long illness.
   • The old man expired in the arms of his family.

   المرادفاتdeceaseddepartedgone

   الأضدادaliveliving

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على انتهاء مدة الصلاحية أو الأجل، أو الموت، أو توقف شيء عن الاستمرار.

A verb used to indicate the end of a period of validity, the act of dying, or the cessation of something.

1. End of validityB1formal

   To come to an end; to no longer be valid or effective after a certain period.

   انتهاء الصلاحية

   • My passport expires next year.
   • The contract will expire at the end of the month.
   • The coupon expired yesterday, so we can't use it.

   المرادفاتendlapserun outterminate

   الأضدادbegincommencecontinueendurelastpersiststart

2. DeathB2formal

   To die (formal or euphemistic).

   توفّي

   • The patient expired peacefully in his sleep.
   • The old king expired after a long illness.
   • The witness expired before the trial began.

   المرادفاتdeceasedepartpass awaypass onperish

3. C1formal

   To breathe out air from the lungs.

   الزفير

   • The doctor asked him to expire slowly into the device.
   • She expired deeply after holding her breath.
   • Expire fully before taking the next breath.

   المرادفاتbreathe outexhale

   الأضدادbreathe ininhaleinspire