life
//laɪf//
Noun
livesPlural
1
The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
All living things need water to sustain life.
2
The existence of an individual human being or animal.
The doctor saved his life.
3
The period between the birth and death of a living thing, especially a human being.
She lived a long and happy life.
4
Vitality, vigor, or energy.
She is full of life and always makes people smile.
5
A particular type or aspect of people's existence.
She enjoys city life.
6
Living things and their activity.
Is there life on other planets?
7
A biography or account of someone's life.
She wrote a life of Mozart.