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life
noun(life)
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
Synonyms: living,
Examples:
He could no longer cope with the complexities of life.
life
noun(life)
the condition of living or the state of being alive
Synonyms: aliveness, animation, living,
Examples:
While there's life there's hope.
Life depends on many chemical and physical processes.
life
noun(life)
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
Synonyms: biography, life history, life story,
life
noun(life)
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
Synonyms: life-time, lifespan, lifetime,
Examples:
The battery had a short life.
He lived a long and happy life.
life
noun(life)
animation and energy in action or expression
Synonyms: liveliness, spirit, sprightliness,
Examples:
It was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it.
life
noun(life)
a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
Synonyms: life sentence,
Examples:
He got life for killing the guard.
life
noun(life)
a characteristic state or mode of living
Examples:
Social life.
City life.
Real life.
life
noun(life)
a living person
Examples:
His heroism saved a life.
life
noun(life)
a motive for living
Examples:
Pottery was his life.
life
noun(life)
living things collectively
Examples:
The oceans are teeming with life.
life
noun(life)
the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
Examples:
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.
life
noun(life)
the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones
Examples:
There is no life on the moon.
life
noun(life)
the period between birth and the present time
Examples:
I have known him all his life.
life
noun(life)
the period from the present until death
Examples:
He appointed himself emperor for life.

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