life story
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2.1
- noun
- /laɪf ˈstɔri/
- "I want to write your life story," I told her.
- tell life stories
- their own life story
- record life stories
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Watch on YouTubeAnd it was a true life story and I just couldn't let it go.
- And it was a true life story and I just couldn't let it go.
- This is a life story worth, you know, worth reading.
- But no, it wasn't like written into my into my life story from from day one.
- But but right now, let's start with your life story.
- But the, the timing of all these things in your life story is what's so fascinating to me.
- But if they knew who I really am, If people knew my life story, like my real full life story.
- And one of their friends had just kind of a crazy life story and he was in the middle of it.
- I've just started writing screenplays based on true, true life stories.
- So we just sat outside under a table and OK, boom, give me your life story up to where you did these trades.
- I've got the film rights have been have been optioned for my life story.
- And Efraim convinced him to write his life story.
- Could you please explain who Richard is and how he factors into your life story?
- And she basically, Jesse wrote like a couple of pages about our life story.
- I mean, literally a third of this book are the the life stories from the people themselves who've changed their mind.
Examples
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The second example comes from a life story provided by a widow I shall call Eleanor.
Academic text (1992) -
In the second remarkable volume of her life story, Mad in Pursuit, the war is finally over.
Academic text (2012) -
This is a life story worth, you know, worth reading.
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But if they knew who I really am, If people knew my life story, like my real full life story.
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And one of their friends had just kind of a crazy life story and he was in the middle of it.
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Then she starts telling me her life story.
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Every day, people with amazing life stories pass through my office.
Fiction book (1997) -
We can recognize the sacred text because it is present in our life stories.
Academic text (1995) -
And for years, I'd been looking for the ideal conditions to set my illustrious, fascinating life story to paper.
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Mark shared his remarkable life story during the event, captivating everyone in the audience.
Synonyms
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1.0
An account of events told to entertain or inform
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5.6
A written story about a person's events and experiences
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1.0
An account of past events about a person or place
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3.9
A story that describes connected events
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2.6
A written account of a person's life and important events
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4.9
A true story someone writes about events from their own life
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3.8
A book a person writes about their own life
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4.1
Past events about a person or situation that explain why they do things now
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4.0
A record of events and experiences a person or animal goes through
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an account of a person's life' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'life' (a person's existence or experiences) with 'story' (a narrative of events). This noun+noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Life story paints a picture of your life written down like a book or a long story about your days, so you can imagine the events in order. That's why a life story means 'an account' of the important things that happened to a person.