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'lives'

[life.n.01] as in: a characteristic state or mode of living

Examples:
social life
city life
real life

'lives'

[life.n.02] as in: the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

Examples:
he could no longer cope with the complexities of life

'lives'

[life.n.03] as in: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living

Examples:
he hoped for a new life in Australia
he wanted to live his own life without interference from others

'lives'

[animation.n.01] as in: the condition of living or the state of being alive

Examples:
while there's life there's hope
life depends on many chemical and physical processes

'lives'

[life.n.05] as in: the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

Examples:
the battery had a short life
he lived a long and happy life

'lives'

[life.n.06] as in: the period between birth and the present time

Examples:
I have known him all his life

'lives'

[life.n.07] as in: the period from the present until death

Examples:
he appointed himself emperor for life

'lives'

[life.n.08] as in: a living person

Examples:
his heroism saved a life

'lives'

[liveliness.n.02] as in: animation and energy in action or expression

Examples:
it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it

'lives'

[life.n.10] as in: living things collectively

Examples:
the oceans are teeming with life

'lives'

[life.n.11] as in: the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones

Examples:
there is no life on the moon

'lives'

[biography.n.01] as in: an account of the series of events making up a person's life

'lives'

[life.n.13] as in: a motive for living

Examples:
pottery was his life

'lives'

[life_sentence.n.01] as in: a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives

Examples:
he got life for killing the guard

'lives'

[populate.v.01] as in: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

Examples:
People lived in Africa millions of years ago
The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
deer are populating the woods

'lives'

[live.v.02] as in: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

Examples:
we had to live frugally after the war

'lives'

[survive.v.01] as in: continue to live through hardship or adversity

Examples:
We went without water and food for 3 days
These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
how long can a person last without food and water?

'lives'

[exist.v.02] as in: support oneself

Examples:
he could barely exist on such a low wage
Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day

'lives'

[be.v.11] as in: have life, be alive

Examples:
Our great leader is no more
My grandfather lived until the end of war

'lives'

[know.v.05] as in: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

Examples:
I know the feeling!
have you ever known hunger?
I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict
The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
I lived through two divorces

'lives'

[live.v.07] as in: pursue a positive and satisfying existence

Examples:
You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live