lifetime

CEFRB2

/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The period during which a person or thing exists.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A long period of time.

Examples

  • Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.

  • This is the chance of a lifetime.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The duration of the life of someone or something.

More examples

In context

  • a project that will take many human lifetimes to complete

  • the operational lifetime of an aircraft component

  • comes with a lifetime warranty

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lifetime”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Lieuwendstied, Dutch leeftijd and levenstijd, German Low German Levenstied, German Lebenszeit, Danish livstid, Swedish livstid.