life

Betekenis

Noun

1. The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
2. The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
3. The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
4. Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
5. A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
6. Existence.
7. Existence.
8. (informal) Existence.
9. Existence.
10. Existence.
11. A period of time during which something has existence.
12. A period of time during which something has existence.
13. A period of time during which something has existence.
14. A period of time during which something has existence.
15. A period of time during which something has existence.
16. (colloquial) A period of time during which something has existence.
17. Animation; spirit; vivacity.
18. Animation; spirit; vivacity.
19. A biography.
20. Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
21. An opportunity for existence.
22. An opportunity for existence.
23. An opportunity for existence.
24. An opportunity for existence.
25. The life insurance industry.
26. A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

Verb

To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.

Intj

Synonym of God's life (an oath)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/laɪf/

Etimologie

From Middle English lyf, from Old English līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“life, body”), from *lībaną (“to remain, stay, be left”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick, glue”). Cognate with Scots life, leif (“life”), North Frisian liff (“life, limb, person, livelihood”), West Frisian liif (“belly, abdomen”), Dutch lijf (“body”), Low German lif (“body; life, life-force; waist”), German Leib (“body; womb”) and Leben (“life”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish liv (“life; waist”), Icelandic líf (“life”). Related to belive.

Sinne

I never saw this thing before in my life .

His painting went well , and life went well enough .

These two main fairs are the Bank Holidays of rural life .

She spent the rest of her life as Dowager Queen in Bohemia .

The later years of Amos's life were spent mostly in furthering various philanthropic enterprises .