lifetime
/'laiftaim/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The duration of a person's life: The entire period from birth to death.
- The period during which something exists or functions: The length of time something remains operational, valid, or in existence.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She dedicated her lifetime to scientific research.
- The warranty covers the product for its expected lifetime.
- In his lifetime, he witnessed incredible technological changes.
Advanced Usage
- "The chance/opportunity of a lifetime": An extremely rare and favorable opportunity.
- Winning the scholarship was the opportunity of a lifetime.
- "Once in a lifetime": Happening only once in a person's life; very rare.
- Seeing the solar eclipse was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Variants and Related Words
- Life (noun): The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth and functional activity; the period between birth and death.
- He has lived an interesting life.
- Lifelong (adjective): Lasting or remaining throughout a person's life.
- They were lifelong friends.
Synonyms
- Life span: The length of time for which a person or thing lives or functions.
- Days: (Literary) A person's life or lifetime (e.g., ).
- Existence: The fact or state of living or having objective reality.
Related Phrases
- Within one's lifetime: During the period one is alive.
- He hopes to see peace in the region within his lifetime.
- Lifetime achievement: The total accomplishment over the entire course of one's career or life.
- She received an award for her lifetime achievement in the arts.
Related Idioms
- A lifetime ago: Refers to something that happened so far in the past it feels like a different life.
- I studied French, but that was a lifetime ago.
- The work of a lifetime: A task or project that takes an entire career or life to complete.
- Writing this encyclopedia was the work of a lifetime.
Noun
- the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
- the battery had a short life
- he lived a long and happy life