lifetime

  • 11lifetime — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ wisdom gained in the course of a long lifetime ▪ short ▪ A lifetime is too short for all the great books there are! ▪ entire …

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  • 12lifetime — [[t]la͟ɪftaɪm[/t]] lifetimes 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft poss N A lifetime is the length of time that someone is alive. During my lifetime I haven t got around to much travelling. ...a trust fund to be administered throughout his wife s lifetime …

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  • 13lifetime */*/ — UK [ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms lifetime : singular lifetime plural lifetimes 1) the period of time when someone is alive He achieved a lot in his short lifetime. There have been many changes during my lifetime …

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  • 14lifetime — life|time [ laıf,taım ] noun count usually singular ** 1. ) the period of time when someone is alive: He achieved a lot in his short lifetime. There have been many changes during my lifetime. A cure for cancer could be found within our children s …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15lifetime — life|time [ˈlaıftaım] n [C usually singular] 1.) the period of time during which someone is alive or something exists →↑lifespan during/in sb s lifetime ▪ During her lifetime she had witnessed two world wars. ▪ It s the sort of opportunity you… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16lifetime — n. 1) to devote a lifetime (to smt.) 2) in one s lifetime 3) (misc.) to last a lifetime * * * [ laɪftaɪm] (misc.) to last a lifetime in one s lifetime to devote a lifetime (to smt.) …

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  • 17lifetime — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the duration of the existence of a living being (as a person or an animal) or a thing (as a star or a subatomic particle) b. life 12 2. an amount accumulated or experienced in a lifetime < a lifetime of regrets >&#8230; …

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  • 18lifetime — n. 1 the duration of a person s life. 2 the duration of a thing or its usefulness. 3 colloq. an exceptionally long time. Phrases and idioms: of a lifetime such as does not occur more than once in a person s life (the chance of a lifetime; the&#8230; …

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  • 19Lifetime — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Lifetime Entertainment, une société américaine de l industrie des loisirs. Lifetime, un groupe américain formé en 1990. Catégorie : Homonymie …

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  • 20lifetime — /luyf tuym /, n. 1. the time that the life of someone or something continues; the term of a life: peace within our lifetime. 2. Physics. See mean life. adj. 3. for the duration of a person s life: He has a lifetime membership in the organization …

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