Life meaning in English

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Definition

life: state of being, existence, the opposite of death noun
for life: until death, forever, for the rest of one's existence idiom

UK: She lived a life of luxury.
US: Doctors are trying to save the child's life.

Examples

  • "Life is a highway, I wanna ride it all night long."
  • "One of Philip's closest colleagues, and least close friends, Brian Jones, will now say a few words about Philip's life."
  • "Other times, I feel like I could travel for the rest of my life."
  • "Join us, as we discover life in the Parallel Funky Friday Universe Zone thing!"
  • "Everybody has a passion in life, and yours just happens to be perfumes."
  • "Tonight, with a bit of luck, I am going to record the secret lives of the rich and famous!"
  • "I've known a lot of men in my life, I am a librarian after all."
  • "I have a lot to learn about life."
  • "Brian : I have a new life in San Francisco."
  • "Danica : Bruno, if you want to get ahead in life, you can't use names like Pop Pop."
  • "Subject: The first day of the rest of your life"
  • "There comes a time in every man's life when he has to defend himself in a fight to the death."
  • "Horatio : Joan Wayne, you can't stay in this dirty, dusty Old West all your life."
  • "Brian - My life is a lie."
  • "Subject: RE: The first day of the rest of your life"
  • "It was the fastest interview of my life..."
  • "Philip : It's the life we've chosen, Harold."
  • "That harrowing experience gave me a new perspective on the nature of my own life, and how I want to spend the rest of it."
  • "I'm loving my new life in the navy."
  • "I simply want you to get to know your child and be involved in their life for the next 40 to 60 years."
Exercise 1
Let's play fill in the blanks! Find the appropriate terms from the text you just read about Anosmia. Use the synonyms to help you.

Back when I was in the jungles of Vietnam, I was shot in the arm by a sniper named Charlie. The bullet hit my arm, and caused a serious (a wound, physical damage, trauma). Due to my poor , (a state of health), my fellow soldiers took me back to our base in Hanoi for treatment.
Let's play fill in the blanks! Find the appropriate terms from the text you just read about Anosmia. Use the synonyms to help you.

Back when I was in the jungles of Vietnam, I was shot in the arm by a sniper named Charlie. The bullet hit my arm, and caused a serious injury 1 (a wound, physical damage, trauma). Due to my poor condition 2, (a state of health), my fellow soldiers took me back to our base in Hanoi for treatment.
1 injury: Another word for "wound" is "injury". Both terms refer to damage to the body (physical and sometimes even mental). For example: I suffered an injury when the dentist drilled a hole in my cheek. In the text about Anosmia, we read that the condition can be caused by severe head "injuries".
2 condition: A "condition" is defined as a "state of health." The word "condition" has many different meanings, but in this context, a condition is a "health problem", "sickness" or even a disease (though these terms aren't totally synonymous). Example: She has a skin condition, and she gets a rash every time it snows.

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