lives

Dictionary

Meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of live

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɪvz/

New

live

1. To be alive; to have life.
2. To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
3. (informal) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
4. To survive; to persevere; to continue.
5. To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
6. To cope.
7. To pass life in a specified manner.
8. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
9. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
10. (obsolete) To live as; to live being.
11. To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
12. To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
13. (informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.

New

life

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).