to exhale
verb/ɐjʃpiˈɾaɾ/medium
ex·pi·rar
Definitions
1To breathe out air from the lungs.
Please exhale slowly into the tube.
He exhaled a cloud of steam in the cold air.
Common collocations
exhale deeplyexhale slowlyinhale and exhale
2To come to an end, to cease to be valid.
My passport expires next year.
The offer expires at midnight.
Common collocations
expiry dateto expire soonlicense expires
Etymology
Do latim 'exspirare', de 'ex-' (fora) + 'spirare' (respirar, soprar).