Life - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |laɪf|  American pronunciation of the word life
Brit.  |laɪf|  British pronunciation of the word life

noun

- a characteristic state or mode of living
social life
city life
real life
- the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities (syn: living)
he could no longer cope with the complexities of life
- the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
he hoped for a new life in Australia
he wanted to live his own life without interference from others
get a life!
he is trying to rebuild his life
- the condition of living or the state of being alive (syn: animation, living)
while there's life there's hope
life depends on many chemical and physical processes
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) (syn: lifespan, lifetime)
the battery had a short life
he lived a long and happy life
- the period between birth and the present time
I have known him all his life
- the period from the present until death
he appointed himself emperor for life
- a living person
his heroism saved a life
- animation and energy in action or expression (syn: liveliness, spirit)
it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
- living things collectively
the oceans are teeming with life
- the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
there is no life on the moon
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life (syn: biography)
- a motive for living
pottery was his life
- a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
he got life for killing the guard

Extra examples

He believes that God gives life to all creatures.

She was happy and healthy for most of her life.

The people in her family tend to have long lives.

I've known her all my life.

He is nearing the end of his life.

People can expect to change jobs several times in their life .

They've been waiting their whole life for an opportunity like this.

What do you really want out of life?

All this paperwork has made life much more difficult.

The details of everyday life can be fascinating.

The life force in all things

He was given a life sentence in prison.

The accident claimed many lives.

She took her own life

The statue took on life in the sculptor's skilled hands.

Word forms

noun
singular: life
plural: lives
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