life in Kashmiri कॉशुर
life in Marathi मराठी
life in Sindhi سنڌي
life in Tamil தமிழ்
life in English
- life⇄adj. for a lifetime.
Ex. a life member, a life sentence.
1. having to do with life or one's life.
Ex. a life span. Botany is a life science.
2. affecting the life of an individual.
Ex. a life decision.
3. painted, - life⇄expr. (as) big (or large) as life,
a. just as in life and so not lacking in detail; in reality.
Ex. There half-way down was my own name, in print, large as life (Graham Greene).
b. in person.
Ex. There he stood, as large as life - life⇄expr. bring to life,
a. to revive; restore to consciousness.
Ex. The prompt use of artificial respiration can often bring to life a victim of drowning.
b. cause to live; give life to.
Ex. His novels bring to life the Victorian a - life⇄expr. come to life,
a. to be revived; be restored to consciousness.
Ex. A drooping plant comes to life in water.
b. to be or become vivid.
Ex. There are moments when this lethargic and mannered story threatens to come to life (O - life⇄expr. for dear life, to save one's life.
Ex. to run for dear life. The gripping spectacle unfolded of Swallow driving the master to the limit of his powers and making him hang on for dear life at the end of the third game (London Times). - life⇄expr. for life, during the rest of one's life.
Ex. sentenced to hard labor for life. - life⇄expr. for the life of me, (Informal.) if my life depended on it.
Ex. I can't for the life of me see why you do it. - life⇄expr. from life, using a living model.
Ex. This was painted from life, not from a photograph. - life⇄expr. not on your life, (Informal.) not at all; on no account.
Ex. The congressman was asked if there had been any gambling during the trip. ""Not on your life,"" he said (New York Evening Post). - life⇄expr. see life, to get experience, especially of the exciting features of human activities.
Ex. Does a man want ... to see life in metropolitan boulevards and continental spas? (Edward Garrett). - life⇄expr. take (a) life, to kill (someone).
Ex. He was sentenced to death for taking a life. - life⇄expr. take one's (own) life, to kill oneself.
Ex. In a moment of deep dejection she thought of taking her own life. - life⇄expr. take one's life in one's hands,
a. to take the risk of causing one's own death.
Ex. The man who sails far from land during the hurricane season is taking his life in his hands.
b. to take any serious risk.
Ex. A Republican - life⇄expr. to the life, like the model; exactly; perfectly.
Ex. The portrait is my uncle to the life. - life⇄expr. true to life, true to reality; as in real life.
Ex. Though many of Shakespeare's plays are not historically accurate, most of his characters are true to life. - life⇄life, noun, pl.lives,adjective.
- life⇄noun 1a. living; being alive. People, animals, and plants have life; rocks, dirt, and metals do not. Life is shown by growing and reproducing.
Ex. Life is seen in organized bodies only, and it is in living bodies only that organization is seen (Ron - life⇄struggle for existence orlife
(Biology.) the competition between living animals or plants for survival; natural selection. Often, the circumstances helping one form survive cause another to die out.