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noun

plural of life.

Example Sentences

How changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world can change everything.

The notion that college professors lead easy lives isn't quite dead, but it may soon be history.

Mobile phones have transformed lives in the poor world.

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How changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world can change everything.

The notion that college professors lead easy lives isn't quite dead, but it may soon be history.

Mobile phones have transformed lives in the poor world.

Solar-powered heaters could help save the lives of bats infected with a deadly fungus, a new study suggests.

I've always been somewhat enamoured with the lives of field biologists.

Today's obituary writers sum up lives famous and not with pans as well as paeans.

Certified organic turkeys have been fed organically grown feed all their lives and never treated with antibiotics.

They are also changing some peoples' lives for the worse.

The digital intersection of our professional and private lives is getting busier.

It pervades much of our lives and helps people throughout the world.

Instead of the usual offers of hostel places, they were simply asked what they needed to change their lives.

Pictures in this category should focus on how people live and make their lives meaningful.

Tiny flying robots that are part machine and part insect may one day save lives in wars and disasters.

Dry summer heat and winter frosts shorten their lives.

Humans and many primates clearly recognize individual voices, a capacity considered fundamental for rich social lives.

Muammar el-Qaddafi and his family are revealing the details of lives lived far removed from the people.

Some people's lives can be measured by the appointments they couldn't keep.

Some have taken millions of equally young and untried lives.

It's blue, comes from a creature more ancient than dinosaurs, and saves countless human lives.

Public sharing of private lives has not led to a rethinking of anything.

Forni has devoted his career to convincing people to conduct their lives with kindness and civility.

Here is an entire community of people who have organized their lives to get their hands dirty:.

Rollover accidents are taking dozens of lives from our military by crushing and drowning soldiers.

Not if the tenure system is adapted to suit the modern realities of professors' lives.

The list runs from conflicts that claimed a thousand or so lives to the devastation of the two world wars.

In the archives of the brain, our lives linger or disappear.

Fossil fuels exact the biggest toll in terms of lives lost.

Here's a look at six who risked their lives in daring and unexpected ways.

The couple had decided to simplify their lives and concentrate on photography and painting.

Airbags have saved countless lives over the years in car crashes.

Graduate students have ample opportunity in their daily lives to discuss their research.

Humans have always migrated and travelled, without necessarily living nomadic lives.

Your poem should emphasize the role the sanctuary plays in the lives of the two species you chose.

Earthquake detection systems can sound the alarm in the moments before a big tremor strikes-time enough to save lives.

Bernard dogs were famous for an entirely different reason: saving lives.

Ashland does seem to have the power to change people's lives.

Now they're set to save lives in another way: by stopping rocket propelled grenades.

And this reveal happens in a way that suggests that he's never really thought about his stateside servants and their lives before.

The book sketches briefly the activities of many people who have found ways to improve the lives of others.

Child marriage can devastate the lives of girls, their families, and their communities.

By unraveling the mysteries of aging, scientists may be able to make our lives longer and healthier.

The film showcases some of the new techniques paleontologists are using to investigate dinosaur lives.

All this may sound tame compared with the lives of the original homesteaders.

We spend a large percentage of our lives at the office, engaged in the drudgery of work.

Rowling ties up all the possibilities of the major characters' young lives into the knot of marriage.

Part is presumably push: a feeling that he no longer belongs to the place where he lives.

Indeed, a common theme in the lives of the saints was that they had extraordinary memories.

It's not improving human lives nor is it improving the planet.

Raimondo had gone there to see how people were getting by in their daily lives.

In fact, buddleja lives freely there in many freeway off ramps.

Our daily lives are deeply rooted in subconscious psychological behavior.

It is hard for academics to live in the present because nearly all of us lead lives of deferred gratification.

Philips is a health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through innovation.

It has a double penis, lives on a crowded island, and is as long as a man.

Scientists have known for some time that drastically reducing calorie intake prolongs the lives of a wide variety of organisms.

One of the world's largest colonies of puffins lives here.

Often you get to see the homes as well--a little peek into others' lives.

And instead, find better ways to help anyone at any point in their lives find a path to learning.

And the poor also spend more of their shorter lives coping with a disability.

The findings show that captive elephants live considerably shorter lives.

What's been learned from those events, and how they have shaped our lives since.

Jensen lives close to nature here--close to the heart and soul of his art.

Wire cage to keep the chicks in for the first few weeks of their lives.

The college also offers noncredit continuing education programs to enrich individuals' personal and professional lives.

These often cause local environmental problems, damaging lungs, hurting crops and shortening lives.

And hundreds of unwary-or merely unlucky-explorers have lost their lives attempting to probe their secrets.

We have gone from lives immersed in nature to lives in which nature appears to have disappeared.

Less often remarked upon, but more significant, is the important role that the ocean plays in our lives.

The works resonate with people who know nothing about the private lives of their creators.

Philips is a health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through timely innovations.

Such science, if ever perfected, could save hundreds of thousands of lives.

One day a highly contagious and lethal strain of influenza will sweep across all humanity, claiming millions of lives.

Even more remarkably, for two decades they were unaware this arresting glimpse into their lives even existed.

It also means giving workers some more control over their lives.

Imagine how many lives could have been saved already but haven t because of ignorance.

The propagandists of al-Qaeda live in caves, but affect the lives of people everywhere.

Consumer groups, newspapers and broadcasters have trumpeted the scares as though lives were at stake.

Yet the violence has continued, and has not only taken lives.

The press about these individuals' lives continues because people are obviously tuning.

Ten thoughts, trends and technologies that have the power to transform our lives.

Membership in a large number of groups was once thought to be detrimental because it complicated our lives and caused stress.

Thanks to it, millions of lives can be saved each year.

Where it lives and the lack of sampling in that kind of an area probably have a lot to do with that.

Three hundred years later, lives are still tossed to the proverbial pit of fire.

Whether he or she ever realizes it, you are setting patterns that will enable them to live healthier and longer lives.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.

the sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, especially metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment.

the animate existence or period of animate existence of an individual: to risk one's life; a short life and a merry one.

a corresponding state, existence, or principle of existence conceived of as belonging to the soul: eternal life.

the general or universal condition of human existence: Too bad, but life is like that.

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any specified period of animate existence: a man in middle life.

the period of existence, activity, or effectiveness of something inanimate, as a machine, lease, or play: The life of the car may be ten years.

a living being: Several lives were lost.

living things collectively: the hope of discovering life on other planets; insect life.

10.

a particular aspect of existence: He enjoys an active physical life.

11.

the course of existence or sum of experiences and actions that constitute a person's existence: His business has been his entire life.

12.

a biography: a newly published life of Willa Cather.

13.

animation; liveliness; spirit: a speech full of life.

14.

resilience; elasticity.

15.

the force that makes or keeps something alive; the vivifying or quickening principle: The life of the treaty has been an increase of mutual understanding and respect.

16.

a mode or manner of existence, as in the world of affairs or society: So far her business life has not overlapped her social life.

17.

the period or extent of authority, popularity, approval, etc.: the life of the committee; the life of a bestseller.

18.

a prison sentence covering the remaining portion of the offender's animate existence: The judge gave him life.

19.

anything or anyone considered to be as precious as life: She was his life.

20.

a person or thing that enlivens: the life of the party.

21.

effervescence or sparkle, as of wines.

22.

pungency or strong, sharp flavor, as of substances when fresh or in good condition.

23.

nature or any of the forms of nature as the model or subject of a work of art: drawn from life.

24.

Baseball. another opportunity given to a batter to bat because of a misplay by a fielder.

25.

(in English pool) one of a limited number of shots allowed a player: Each pool player has three lives at the beginning of the game.

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adjective

26.

for or lasting a lifetime; lifelong: a life membership in a club; life imprisonment.

27.

of or pertaining to animate existence: the life force; life functions.

28.

working from nature or using a living model: a life drawing; a life class.

Idioms

29.

as large as life, actually; indeed: There he stood, as large as life. Also, as big as life.

30.

come to life,

to recover consciousness.

to become animated and vigorous: The evening passed, but somehow the party never came to life.

to appear lifelike: The characters of the novel came to life on the screen.

31.

for dear life, with desperate effort, energy, or speed: We ran for dear life, with the dogs at our heels. Also, for one's life.

32.

for the life of one, as hard as one tries; even with the utmost effort: He can't understand it for the life of him.

33.

get a life, to improve the quality of one's social and professional life: often used in the imperative to express impatience with someone's behavior.

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34.

not on your life, Informal. absolutely not; under no circumstances; by no means: Will I stand for such a thing? Not on your life!

35.

take one's life in one's hands, to risk death knowingly: We were warned that we were taking our lives in our hands by going through that swampy area.

36.

to the life, in perfect imitation; exactly: The portrait characterized him to the life.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English lif(e); Old English līf; cognate with Dutch lijf, German Leib body, Old Norse līf life, body; akin to live¹

Related forms

pre·life, adjective

un·der·life, noun

Synonyms
13. vivacity, sprightliness, vigor, verve, activity, energy.

Antonyms
13. inertia.

verb (used without object)

to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.

to continue to have life; remain alive: to live to a ripe old age.

to continue in existence, operation, memory, etc.; last: a book that lives in my memory.

to maintain or support one's existence; provide for oneself: to live on one's income.

to feed or subsist (usually followed by on or upon): to live on rice and bananas.

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to dwell or reside (usually followed by in, at, etc.): to live in a cottage.

to pass life in a specified manner: They lived happily ever after.

to direct or regulate one's life: to live by the golden rule.

to experience or enjoy life to the full: At 40 she was just beginning to live.

10.

to cohabit (usually followed by with).

11.

to escape destruction or remain afloat, as a ship or aircraft.

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verb (used with object)

12.

to pass (life): to live a life of ease.

13.

to practice, represent, or exhibit in one's life: to live one's philosophy.

Verb phrases

14.

live down, to live so as to allow (a mistake, disgrace, etc.) to be forgotten or forgiven: She'll never live that crucial moment of failure down.

15.

live in/out, to reside at or away from the place of one's employment, especially as a domestic servant: Their butler lives in, but the maids live out.

16.

live up to, to live in accordance with (expectations or an ideal or standard); measure up to: He never lived up to his father's vision of him.

Idioms

17.

live high off/on the hog. hog (def. 16).

18.

live it up, Informal. to live in an extravagant or wild manner; pursue pleasure: He started living it up after he got out of the army.

19.

live well, to live comfortably: They're not wealthy but they live well.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English liven, Old English lifian, libban; cognate with Dutch leven, German leben, Old Norse lifa, Gothic liban

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Collins

World English Dictionary

lives (laɪvz)

—n
	the plural of life

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History

life

O.E. life (dat. lif), from P.Gmc. *liba- (cf. O.N. lif "life, body," Du. lijf "body," O.H.G. lib "life," Ger. Leib "body"), properly "continuance, perseverance," from PIE *lip- "to remain, persevere, continue, live" (see leave). Much of the modern range of meaning was present

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in O.E. Extended 1703 to "term of duration (of inanimate objects)." Life cycle is attested from 1873. Life-and-death "vitally important" is from 1822. Life of Riley is from 1919, perhaps from 1880s song about a man named O'Reilly and how he got rich and lived at ease. Lifer "prisoner serving a life sentence" is slang from 1830.

live

1540s, "having life," later (1611) "burning, glowing," aphetic of alive (q.v.). Sense of "containing unspent energy or power" (live ammunition, etc.) is from 1799; live wire is attested from 1890; figurative sense of "active person" is from 1903. Meaning "in-person (performance)"

is first attested 1934.

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American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

life (līf)
n. pl. lives (līvz)

The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
Living organisms considered as a group.
A living being, especially a person.

live (līv)
adj.

Having life; alive.
Capable of replicating in a host's cells.
Containing living microorganisms or active virus, as a vaccine.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

life (līf) Pronunciation Key

The properties or qualities that distinguish living plants and organisms from dead or inanimate matter, including the capacity to grow, metabolize nutrients, respond to stimuli, reproduce, and adapt to the environment. The definitive beginning and end of human life are complex concepts informed by Medical, legal, sociological, and religious considerations.
Living organisms considered as a group, such as the plants or animals of a given region.

Slang Dictionary

live definition

mod.
cool; great. : Everything's live! No problem!

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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"Some have felt that these blundering lives are due to the inconvenient indefiniteness with which the Supreme Power has fashioned the natures of women: if there were one level of feminine incompetence as strict as the ability to count three and no more, the social lot of women might be treated with scientific certitude. Meanwhile the indefiniteness remains, and the limits of variation are really much wider than any one would imagine from the sameness of women's coiffure and the favourite love stories in prose and verse."

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