life
/laɪf/
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Translation
The state of being alive, or the time between birth and death.
Word origin
From Old English lif, meaning life or the body, closely tied to the word live.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- lif
Grammar
Gender
Plurallivesirregular
Examples
has had happy life.
"Life" means all the years she has lived.
Plants need water light life.
Here "life" means the state of being alive.
lives family changed.
"Lives" is the irregular plural of "life".
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