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
life
living
lifetime
subsistence
livelihood
animation
existence
being alive
gusto
lives
live
lifelong
livings
Life
command
energy
liveliness
bare livelihood
life span
one’s person
society
times
world
one’s lifetime
inhabiting
exist
survive
business
circumstances
thread of life
bare existence
living on others
spirit
verve
vigor
vigour
vitality
passing one’s time
all one’s life
making a living
one’s life
culture
soul
age
term
bread and butter
bread-and-butter
livelihoods
alive
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Le‧ben
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈleːbən/
Etymology
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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Sentences
Er widmete sein Leben der Versöhnung ehemaliger Kriegsgegner.
He devoted his life to reconciling former opponents of the war.
Terroristische Angriffe sind Angriffe auf das grundlegendste Menschenrecht das Recht auf Leben .
Terrorist attacks are an attack on the most fundamental human right- the right to life.
