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UK
/lˈaɪf/
]
[ US /ˈɫaɪf/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaɪf/ ]
NOUN
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the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
he lived a long and happy life
the battery had a short 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 -
the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
there is no life on the moon -
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
he got life for killing the guard -
living things collectively
the oceans are teeming with life - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
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the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
he is trying to rebuild his life
he wanted to live his own life without interference from others
get a life!
he hoped for a new life in Australia -
the condition of living or the state of being alive
life depends on many chemical and physical processes
while there's life there's hope -
a motive for living
pottery was his life -
a living person
his heroism saved a life -
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
he could no longer cope with the complexities of life -
a characteristic state or mode of living
real life
social life
city life -
animation and energy in action or expression
it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
How To Use life In A Sentence
- I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
- It sparked to life in the second act, when the symbolism gave way to themes of lust and sexual temptation.
- It also seems to carry the well-tempered glow of late Woody Allen with a well-satisfied view of late life and with few illusions. The Unshine Boys
- Once tawhid is accepted as the first axiom of thought, the goal of life becomes bridging the gap between the asserter and the asserted. William C. Chittick, Ph.D.: Islam and the Goal of Love
- He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
- But they have an undeniable gentleness and elephantine beauty about them, with their hanging folds of skin and ponderous outlook on life.
- The popular beauty spot is home to a variety of wildlife including birds and types of bats.
- The boa and the rattlesnake are homebodies that seldom travel more than a couple of miles in a lifetime.
- Simply smooth a little on your face at night, lie back and say goodbye to dull and lifeless skin. The Sun
- The dozen pictures she had shot during a recent bath time -- including a few of Nora rinsing with a handheld shower sprayer -- were, for Cynthia, simply part of the vast photographic record she was keeping of her family's life. Lynn Powell: Pornographer or Soccer Mom?
