What does “life” mean?
- 1
nounthe time between someone’s birth and death
She lived in the same town all her life.
- 2
nounthe state of being alive, or living things in general
Is there life on other planets?
- 3
nouna particular way of living
City life can be stressful.
Life at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /laɪf/ · LYF
- Forms
- lives
How to use “life” correctly
The plural is “lives” (/laɪvz/), not “lifes”.
Common phrases with “life”
- all my life
- save sb’s life
- daily life
- real life
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- live
- alive
- lively
- lifetime
“life” is on these word lists
Learn these words next
- age nounA1the number of years someone has lived or something has existed
- baby nounA1a very young child or animal
- boy nounA1a male child or young man
- brother nounA1a boy or man with the same parents as you
- child nounA1a young person who is not yet an adult
- daughter nounA1a person’s female child
- family nounA1a group of people who are related, especially parents and their children
- father nounA1a male parent