expirer — meaning in English

English meaning

• breathe verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
• decease noun Death, departure from life.
• die verb To stop living; to reach the end of life.
• exhale verb To breathe out; to push air out of the lungs.
• expire verb To stop being valid or usable after a set time.

Senses

expirer is used for these senses in English:

• breathe (intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• decease (formal, transitive) To cause to die.
• die (intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
• exhale (intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
• expire (intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
• fall due (of an insurance, a lease, etc.) To reach the date for renewal.
• run out (intransitive) To expire; to come to an end.

breathe — full definition

1. verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
2. verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
3. verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.

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