Life
noun
The period between birth and death, or the experience or state of being alive.
I have lived a full life and have no regrets
Often appears as...
- live life
- give life
noun
The quality that differentiates a vital and functional being from a dead body.
Medical technology helps to prolong life
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- sustain life
- give life
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Medical
noun
A particular type or aspect of human existence.
His love of books enriched his intellectual life
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- change life
- make life
noun
A biography or an account of someone's life.
She's writing a life of Emily Bronte
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- eternal life
- change life
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Literary
noun
The state of being alive as a human.
He spent most of his adult life behind bars
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- prison for life
- life imprisonment
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Legal
noun
The period between birth and death, or the experience or state of being alive.
I have lived a full life and have no regrets
Often appears as...
- live life
- give life
noun
The quality that differentiates a vital and functional being from a dead body.
Medical technology helps to prolong life
Often appears as...
- sustain life
- give life
Usage tips
Medical
noun
A particular type or aspect of human existence.
His love of books enriched his intellectual life
Often appears as...
- change life
- make life
noun
A biography or an account of someone's life.
She's writing a life of Emily Bronte
Often appears as...
- eternal life
- change life
Usage tips
Literary
noun
The state of being alive as a human.
He spent most of his adult life behind bars
Often appears as...
- prison for life
- life imprisonment
Usage tips
Legal
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Pro Tip 1/3Life Phases
Consider 'life' as a journey with different stages such as childhood, adulthood, and old age.
Throughout her life, she cherished the wisdom gained with age.
Pro Tip 2/3Life's Highlights
Use 'life' to refer to impressive or significant events that define one's personal experience.
The birth of my daughter was the best moment of my life.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Life' can be used metaphorically to express the vitality or essence of something non-human.
This old town had life breathed into it with the new festival.
Pro Tip 1/3Life Phases
Consider 'life' as a journey with different stages such as childhood, adulthood, and old age.
Throughout her life, she cherished the wisdom gained with age.
Pro Tip 2/3Life's Highlights
Use 'life' to refer to impressive or significant events that define one's personal experience.
The birth of my daughter was the best moment of my life.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Life' can be used metaphorically to express the vitality or essence of something non-human.
This old town had life breathed into it with the new festival.
Pro Tip 1/3Life Phases
Consider 'life' as a journey with different stages such as childhood, adulthood, and old age.
Throughout her life, she cherished the wisdom gained with age.
Pro Tip 2/3Life's Highlights
Use 'life' to refer to impressive or significant events that define one's personal experience.
The birth of my daughter was the best moment of my life.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
'Life' can be used metaphorically to express the vitality or essence of something non-human.
This old town had life breathed into it with the new festival.
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Are There Aliens on...
is real, there are questions on whether it is phosphine or potentially other molecules that can mimic the same signal like sulfur dioxide. If the signal is real and it is phosphine, we still have to be able to explain what or who is making it. And only then could we consider that we have found life.
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
This little chap was the first one born. He was the one that, for the first couple of hours, we were a little worried about. He had a bit of a tougher time. Didn't you? You're doing well. He's nearly the same weight as his brother now. Despite their good health, life for young tigers is precarious.
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5 ways to kill your...
there are other ways you have to pick as well. And you need to make those decisions yourself. No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head, and it's a part of the process.
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Everything you need to...
And that decision echoes throughout the novel, which is full of references to fire and imagery that contrasts light and dark. These moments suggest not only the spark of Prometheus's fire, but the power of radical ideas to expose darker areas of life.
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Exploring Pluto's...
it's hard to imagine from what we know of life, it's not impossible. But it's going to be a difficult thing to get to see because it's so far from the Earth. We don't want to do any harm. You certainly wouldn't want to send a probe into this pristine
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At what moment are you...
because they were filled with a special substance, or energy, that was the essence of life. Whether it was called qi, lifeblood, or humors, the belief in such an essence was common throughout the world, and still persists in the stories of creatures
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The real meaning of soul...
some sense of energy of life but since I'm what you might call it a stubborn soul let me try one last time at least for now because you know those medieval diners may have been onto something when they call the lungs of the goose the
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Uncovering Jupiter's...
With all this gravitational power comes huge responsibility. Jupiter originally flung water into the inner solar system, creating the conditions for life on Earth. So thank you, Jupiter.
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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Spider Dances For His...
Dance for his life. He will need a show-stopping trick to avoid becoming lunch.
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Are There Aliens on...
is real, there are questions on whether it is phosphine or potentially other molecules that can mimic the same signal like sulfur dioxide. If the signal is real and it is phosphine, we still have to be able to explain what or who is making it. And only then could we consider that we have found life.
Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
This little chap was the first one born. He was the one that, for the first couple of hours, we were a little worried about. He had a bit of a tougher time. Didn't you? You're doing well. He's nearly the same weight as his brother now. Despite their good health, life for young tigers is precarious.
Video examples
5 ways to kill your...
there are other ways you have to pick as well. And you need to make those decisions yourself. No one else has the perfect answers for your life. And you need to keep picking those decisions, right? The pipes are infinite and you're going to bump your head, and it's a part of the process.
Video examples
Everything you need to...
And that decision echoes throughout the novel, which is full of references to fire and imagery that contrasts light and dark. These moments suggest not only the spark of Prometheus's fire, but the power of radical ideas to expose darker areas of life.
Video examples
Exploring Pluto's...
it's hard to imagine from what we know of life, it's not impossible. But it's going to be a difficult thing to get to see because it's so far from the Earth. We don't want to do any harm. You certainly wouldn't want to send a probe into this pristine
Video examples
At what moment are you...
because they were filled with a special substance, or energy, that was the essence of life. Whether it was called qi, lifeblood, or humors, the belief in such an essence was common throughout the world, and still persists in the stories of creatures
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
some sense of energy of life but since I'm what you might call it a stubborn soul let me try one last time at least for now because you know those medieval diners may have been onto something when they call the lungs of the goose the
Video examples
Uncovering Jupiter's...
With all this gravitational power comes huge responsibility. Jupiter originally flung water into the inner solar system, creating the conditions for life on Earth. So thank you, Jupiter.
Video examples
Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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Spider Dances For His...
Dance for his life. He will need a show-stopping trick to avoid becoming lunch.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Inventor
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
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Joe Biden
American President
There's no political point worth my son's life.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
One must act in painting as in life, directly.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
The way to know life is to love many things.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Our life is made by the death of others.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I have wondered about time all my life.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Where there is love there is life.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
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Thomas A. Edison
American Inventor
I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
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Joe Biden
American President
There's no political point worth my son's life.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
One must act in painting as in life, directly.
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Muhammad Ali
American Boxer
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
The way to know life is to love many things.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Our life is made by the death of others.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I have wondered about time all my life.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Leader
Where there is love there is life.
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