lives
plural of life entry 1
present tense third-person singular of live entry 1
Kids Definition
lives
plural of life
Medical Definition
lives
plural of life
lives 1 of 2
noun
1
as in biographies
a history of a person's life a renowned historian who has written lives of several early presidents Synonyms & Similar Words
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- biographies
- memoirs
- autobiographies
- histories
- bios
- pasts
- chronicles
- stories
- profiles
- character sketches
- hagiographies
- obituaries
- pathographies
- psychobiographies
- tell-alls
2
as in people
a member of the human race an appalling number of lives were lost in the war Synonyms & Similar Words
- people
- men
- things
- creatures
- guys
- individuals
- souls
- humans
- beings
- birds
- babies
- bodies
- fishes
- customers
- characters
- fish
- mortals
- personalities
- human beings
- ducks
- sorts
- specimens
- parties
- personages
- faces
- scouts
- eggs
- cookies
- devils
- stiffs
- heads
- slobs
- fellows
- neighbors
- wights
- brothers
- bods
- selves
- fellowmen
- sons of man
- hominids
- somebodies
- celebrities
- humanoids
- homos
- brethren
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- animals
- beasts
- critters
- brutes
- beasties
3
as in times
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the Egyptian civilization had an extremely long life Synonyms & Similar Words
- times
- lifetimes
- durations
- runs
- life spans
- spans
- standings
- dates
- terms
- stretches
- ages
- continuances
- tours
- tenures
- spells
- longevities
- turns
- hitches
- half-lives
- half-lifes
4
as in lifestyles
the way people live at a particular time and place frontier life must have been rugged, exciting, challenging, and more than a little dangerous Synonyms & Similar Words
- lifestyles
- civilizations
- cultures
- societies
- legacies
- values
- manners
- mores
- customs
- traditions
- subcultures
- sub-societies
- heritages
- folklores
- subsocieties
lives
2 of 2verb
1
as in resides
to have a home he lives next door to the hospital Synonyms & Similar Words
- resides
- dwells
- stays
- peoples
- abides
- inhabits
- haunts
- visits
- rents
- occupies
- tenants
- lodges
- cohabits
- frequents
- populates
- leases
- hangs (at)
- settles
- sublets
2
as in is
to have life Socrates was a philosopher who lived in ancient Greece Synonyms & Similar Words
- is
- breathes
- exists
- subsists
- rules
- survives
- endures
- flourishes
- kicks
- continues
- holds on
- persists
- lasts
- runs on
- moves
- abides
- thrives
- leads
- prospers
- keeps (on)
- holds up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dies
- perishes
- disappears
- departs
- vanishes
- expires
- ends
- succumbs
- stops
- evaporates
- passes away
- dies (down)
- ceases
- quits
- moderates
- ebbs
- discontinues
- subsides
- wanes
- abates
- desists
- lets up