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lifetime

(laɪftaɪm)
Word forms: plural lifetimes
1. countable noun [usually singular, oft poss NOUN]
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.
...an extraordinary lifetime of achievement. [+ of]
Synonyms: existence, time, day(s), course More Synonyms of lifetime
2. singular noun [with poss]
The lifetime of a particular thing is the period of time that it lasts.
...the lifetime of a parliament. [+ of]
...a satellite's lifetime.
3. 
See of a lifetime

lifetime in British English

(ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm)
noun
1. 
a. 
the length of time a person or animal is alive
b. 
(as modifier)
a lifetime supply
2. 
the length of time that something functions, is useful, etc
3.  physics
the average time of existence of an unstable or reactive entity, such as a nucleus, excited state, elementary particle, etc; mean life

lifetime in American English

(ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm)
noun
1. 
the period of time that someone lives, or that something lasts, functions, or isin effect
2. 
a very long time
made to last a lifetime
adjective
3. 
lasting for such a period
a lifetime job

Examples of 'lifetime' in a sentence
lifetime

We bought the kitchen when we retired thinking it would last our lifetime.
The Sun (2016)
The former world champ is facing a lifetime ban.
The Sun (2016)
These are pricey but made to last a lifetime.
The Sun (2017)
Sometimes the new antler shape lasts a lifetime.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
The maximum investment allowed in retirement schemes has been cut both in terms of annual contributions and the lifetime allowance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For some of us it was the chance of a lifetime and now we're priced out.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
West Ham have vowed to issue lifetime bans to troublemakers.
The Sun (2016)
We need the courts to issue tens of thousands of lifetime bans to send out a message that driving is a privilege you can lose.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Also known as lifetime mortgages, the loans give older homeowners with most of their cash tied up in a property the chance to get out and spend.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Slovenia away, where he was dropped for the first time in his international career, suddenly feels like a lifetime ago.
The Sun (2016)
It may be only ten years but it seems like a lifetime ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It may provide a time of deepening relationships and tying up the loose ends of a lifetime.
Christianity Today (2000)
The number of lifetime mortgages on offer is booming.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My wife for a lifetime of loving support in a career that is so demanding of commitment.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Over a lifetime an average worker is employed by six companies and has to change career twice.
The Sun (2015)
It would be the experience of a lifetime.
The Sun (2010)
What can he possibly gain by continuing to turn down the chance of a lifetime?
The Sun (2013)
Lifetime trackers are likely to become increasingly popular.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They have memories which will last a lifetime.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This effectively meant another lifetime for me to fill with new challenges.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is a curious and perverse incentive in the very concept of a lifetime allowance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is more than half a lifetime ago and it has all gone so fast.
The Sun (2012)
The most popular equity release option is a lifetime mortgage.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Final salary schemes are also being replaced by average lifetime earnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This referendum is a chance of a lifetime to regain control of our own destiny.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Lenders are also moving to tie borrowers in to lifetime trackers for longer periods.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The love you give will last beyond your lifetime.
The Sun (2015)
It could mean a lifetime of isolation and loneliness.
The Sun (2014)
Opponents say that it may be the only moment in a lifetime when a person has the opportunity to read great literature.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Next to abolition, the wisest thing to do would be to leave the lifetime allowance alone.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A SCHOOL head and his wife face a lifetime teaching ban for helping pupils cheat in exams.
The Sun (2015)

In other languages
lifetime

British English: lifetime NOUN
A lifetime is the length of time that someone is alive.
During my lifetime I haven't got around to much travelling.
  • American English: lifetime
  • Brazilian Portuguese: vida
  • Chinese: 一生
  • European Spanish: vida
  • French: vie
  • German: Lebenszeit
  • Italian: vita
  • Japanese: 生涯
  • Korean: 생애
  • European Portuguese: vida
  • Latin American Spanish: vida

Chinese translation of 'lifetime'

lifetime

(ˈlaɪftaɪm)

n

  1. (c) [of person] 一生 (yīshēng)
  2. (s) [of product, organization] 寿(壽)命 (shòumìng)
    the chance of a lifetime 千载(載)难(難)逢的机(機)会(會) (qiān zǎi nán féng de jīhuì)
(noun) 
Definition
the length of time a person is alive
During my lifetime I haven't got round to much travelling.
Synonyms
existence
time
I wouldn't change anything if I had my time again.
day(s)
course
In the course of the 1930s, steel production in Britain approximately doubled.
period
a period of a few months
span
The batteries had a life span of six hours.
life span
your natural life
all your born days

Additional synonyms

in the sense of course
Definition
a period of time
In the course of the 1930s, steel production in Britain approximately doubled.
Synonyms
period,
time,
duration,
term,
passing,
sweep,
passage,
lapse
in the sense of period
Definition
a portion of time
a period of a few months
Synonyms
time,
term,
season,
space,
run,
stretch,
spell,
phase,
patch (British, informal),
interval,
span
in the sense of span
Definition
the complete extent
The batteries had a life span of six hours.
Synonyms
period,
term,
duration,
course,
stretch,
spell

Synonyms of 'lifetime'

lifetime

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of time
I wouldn't change anything if I had my time again.
Synonyms
lifetime,
day,
life,
season,
duration,
life span,
allotted span
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