🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

abgelaufen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈap.ɡəˌlaʊ̯fn̩

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Expired/ɪkˈspaɪərd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Reisepass ist abgelaufen."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having reached the end of a validity period; no longer valid or effective.

    "He could not board the flight because his passport was expired."
  2. 2

    No longer alive; deceased.

    "The contract is now considered expired and legally void."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'expirare', combining 'ex-' (out) and 'spirare' (to breathe). Historically meaning to breathe one's last breath, the term evolved through Middle English to denote the termination of a duration, period, or validity.

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