life
- noun
- /laɪf/
- We still got a shot to save your life.
- life forms
- life on Earth
- extraterrestrial life
And like fossils of sea life at the tops of mountains.
- And like fossils of sea life at the tops of mountains.
Examples
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In the forest, we observed various forms of life, from tiny insects to large animals.
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No water, no life, no blue, no green.
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Are you willing to put at risk your life for things you do?
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So these people claim that life itself is worth having.
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What happened in your life to this point?
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You must make a choice to take a chance, or your life will never change.
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You have to take risks and get out of your comfort zone because life is short.
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While this awareness can make our lives more meaningful, it can have the opposite effect.
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As such, successfully eradicating the disease could improve the lives of millions of people around the world.
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The schemes aimed to improve patients' quality of life while reducing net 'downstream' costs.
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Synonyms
The experience of being alive
Idioms
Kept alive by machines after a serious illness or kept working only with little help
- Informal
A person with a very strong, exciting personality who attracts attention
In a very urgent and determined way as if everything depended on it
- Informal
A person who makes parties fun by being lively and entertaining others
- Informal
A situation where someone has an easy, comfortable life with few worries or responsibilities
- 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
How good a person's life feels because of their health, culture, and where they live, not money
- Specialized
Medical machines that keep a person alive by helping them breathe or keeping the heart working
- Specialized
Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
- Specialized
A strong tool rescuers use to force open crashed cars and free trapped people
- Archaic
A very important drink people see as necessary for life that sometimes means whiskey or brandy
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An art class where students draw, paint, or sculpt a live person who holds a pose often nude
How Alive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Life comes from an old German word meaning 'to live', the same root as live and alive. That's why life can mean the quality that makes things alive or all living things together.