Neuter
Leben
Meaning
- (form-of,gerund,neuter,strong,uncountable) gerund of leben: living
- (neuter,strong,uncountable) life; being alive
- (neuter,strong,uncountable) life; being alive
- (countable,neuter,strong) life; being alive
- (neuter,strong,uncountable) life; being alive
- (countable,neuter,strong) life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not)
- (countable,neuter,strong) biography; life; life story (an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual)
- (neuter,strong,uncountable,usually) existence; life (a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standing)
- (neuter,strong,uncountable,usually) life; precious or beloved thing that someone considers fundamental to their existence
- (countable,neuter,strong) a measure of successful play
- (countable,neuter,strong) a measure of successful play
- (neuter,strong) used as the object of certain verbs, often ones that are per se intransitive, for emphasis
Concepts
being alive
all one’s life
bare livelihood
one’s person
one’s lifetime
one’s life
bare existence
living on others
passing one’s time
Synonyms
Lebhaftigkeit
ganze Leben lang
Lebensgeister
Am-Leben-Sein
Belebtheit
Bestehen
Lebensspanne
Vitalität
ganze Leben hindurch
Lebensenergie
menschliches Leben
Tiere und Pflanzen
Lebenshauch
Verbringen von Zeit
Körper und Leben
eigene Leben
Lebzeit
Lebensnerv
belebte Natur
irdisches Dasein
Lebendigkeit
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
lebe
Graubünden
leba
Bern
läbe
Lucerne
lebe
Basel-Stadt
läbe
Bern
läben
Basel-Landschaft
lääbe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Hyphenated as
Le‧ben
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈleːbən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn. Related to the verb leben.
leben
- (intransitive,weak) to live, to be alive
- (intransitive,weak) to dwell, to reside
- (intransitive,weak) to live, to exist, to occupy a place
- (excessive,intransitive,weak) to cope with, to live with, to deal with
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