life
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- noun
- /laɪf/
- Many people believe that friendships make life more enjoyable and fulfilling.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the fact is, your whole life is the little things.
- And the fact is, your whole life is the little things.
- And what's important is to live life to the fullest.
- You know I can't show up at life with plans.
- So we also have to make space in life for people.
- Who who who view the purpose of life as living.
- But it's still those bonds that make life so fulfilling.
- And, and yeah, from that point forward, my life changed.
Examples
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Finding your passion can give your life true meaning and purpose.
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Psoriasis can dramatically affect the quality of life of patients, especially in moderate-to-severe cases of the disease.
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The best things in life are not free.
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Knowing there is more in life that I want.
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So we also have to make space in life for people.
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You have to realize that life is precious, right?
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But it's still those bonds that make life so fulfilling.
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What we've created is a way of life, not just a house.
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Ideas of romantic love suffuse our lives and guide our emotional experiences and behaviors.
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Furthermore, arrests for drug use disrupt the lives of drug users, their families, and their neighbors.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.3
The way a person lives, including habits and daily choices
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1.0
The experience of being alive
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2.4
The usual habits, beliefs, and actions of a person or group
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9.8
To be alive and spend your life in a certain way
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7.7
A group's usual customs and daily life
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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4.6
A person with a very strong, exciting personality who attracts attention
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5.7
Kept alive by machines after a serious illness or kept working only with little help
- Informal
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7.0
A life that is easy and comfortable with few worries or responsibilities
In a very urgent and determined way as if everything depended on it
- Informal
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7.2
A situation where someone has an easy, comfortable life with few worries or responsibilities
- Informal
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3.9
A person who makes parties fun by being lively and entertaining others
- Informal
Different parts of life have their own good things to enjoy one at a time
To become larger and hard to control as it spreads beyond where it started
Compounds
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3.4
How good a person's life feels because of their health, culture, and where they live, not money
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3.0
A plan that pays money to your family or other people you choose when you die
- Specialized
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3.4
Medical machines that keep a person alive by helping them breathe or keeping the heart working
- Specialized
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4.0
Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
- Archaic
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7.9
A very important drink people see as necessary for life that sometimes means whiskey or brandy
- Specialized
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6.5
A strong tool rescuers use to force open crashed cars and free trapped people
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6.1
An art class where students draw, paint, or sculpt a live person who holds a pose often nude
How Meaningful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Life comes from an old German word meaning 'to live', the same root as live and alive. So life can also mean your way of living or what gives your days purpose.