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Word entry · 6 letters

expire

Best crossword clue

"Cease to be valid"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/Part of speech verbSorted eeiprxStarts with EEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2X3P4I5R6E

Definitions

  1. Come to an end, run out, or cease to be valid.

Word origin

From Middle English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, exspīrō, from ex- (“out”) + spīrō (“breathe, be alive”).

Used in a sentence

  • The patient expired in hospital.
  • And then, his head ſinking on his pillow, he expired; at about half an hour after ten.
  • People bled to death like gentlemen in an operating room or expired without comment in an oxygen tent.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Cease to be valid6 letters
02Run out6 letters

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