life
US /laɪf/
Definition
a characteristic state or mode of living
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
This battery has a long life and needs charging only weekly.
Word Family
Synonyms
- existencethe state or fact of existing
- lifespanthe length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions
Collocations
- Easy daily lifedescribing daily life (a newspaper that is published every day)
- Medium work-life balancea collocation phrase: work-life balance
- Hard shelf life of perishable goodsdescribing shelf life of perishable goods (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)
- Very Hard breathe new life into the initiativeto breathe new life into the initiative, meaning to draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
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