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{
"term": "life",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the ability to breathe, grow, produce young, etc. that people, animals and plants have before they die and that objects do not have",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This could mean the difference between **life and death**."
},
{
"text": "The body was cold and showed **no signs of life**."
},
{
"text": "I wish we could bring dinosaurs **back to life**."
},
{
"text": "In spring the countryside bursts into life."
},
{
"text": "The driver showed no signs of life."
},
{
"text": "She clung to life for several weeks."
},
{
"text": "the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
},
{
"text": "a child bursting with life"
},
{
"text": "It's April and the garden is burgeoning with life."
},
{
"text": "I could almost see the life draining from her body."
},
{
"text": "Dr Frankenstein was able to endow his creature with life."
},
{
"text": "These two-dimensional figures are somehow given life."
},
{
"text": "She creates wonderful puppets, brimming with life."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["eternal", "everlasting", "past"],
"verb + life": [
"lose",
"bring somebody back to",
"restore somebody to"
],
"life + verb": ["be lost"],
"life + noun": ["assurance", "insurance", "jacket"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt on somebody’s life",
"in fear for your life",
"in fear of your life"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the state of being alive as a human; an individual person’s existence",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The floods caused a massive **loss of life** *(= many people were killed)*."
},
{
"text": "All risk to **human life** should be avoided."
},
{
"text": "He **risked his life** to save his daughter from the fire."
},
{
"text": "The operation **saved her life**."
},
{
"text": "My grandfather **lost his life** *(= was killed)* in the war."
},
{
"text": "The bombing **claimed the lives** of *(= killed)* thousands of people."
},
{
"text": "Hundreds of lives were threatened when the building collapsed."
},
{
"text": "Attempts have been made on his life *(= people have tried to kill him)*."
},
{
"text": "She said the men had threatened her life."
},
{
"text": "People's lives are in danger because of this disease."
},
{
"text": "You've put lives in danger through your carelessness."
},
{
"text": "You've endangered lives through your carelessness."
},
{
"text": "a drug that will save lives"
},
{
"text": "He saved her life by pulling her out of the water."
},
{
"text": "She went back into the building at the risk of her own life."
},
{
"text": "Tackle the fire if there is no threat to your life."
},
{
"text": "You'll do anything if your life is on the line."
},
{
"text": "Witnesses are living in fear for their life after giving evidence against the gang."
},
{
"text": "Fearing for their lives, they ran away."
},
{
"text": "He lost his life in an air crash."
},
{
"text": "Is it ever justifiable to take a life?"
},
{
"text": "I owe my life to the doctors at the hospital."
},
{
"text": "I owe him my life."
},
{
"text": "No lives were lost in the accident."
},
{
"text": "She begged the soldiers to spare her son's life."
},
{
"text": "The crash claimed 43 lives."
},
{
"text": "He risked his life for the sake of the children."
},
{
"text": "The plane crashed with heavy loss of life."
},
{
"text": "There have been three attempts on the president's life."
},
{
"text": "Her foolishness almost cost her her life."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["eternal", "everlasting", "past"],
"verb + life": [
"lose",
"bring somebody back to",
"restore somebody to"
],
"life + verb": ["be lost"],
"life + noun": ["assurance", "insurance", "jacket"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt on somebody’s life",
"in fear for your life",
"in fear of your life"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "living things",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "plant/animal/insect life"
},
{
"text": "Plastic is a threat to **marine life**."
},
{
"text": "Nuclear war could mean the end of **life on earth**."
},
{
"text": "Is there intelligent life on other planets?"
},
{
"text": "There was no **sign of life** in the abandoned village."
},
{
"text": "All forms of life are to be found in this forest."
},
{
"text": "More species of plant and animal life die out as their very specialized habitat is disturbed."
},
{
"text": "Algae can pose a danger to pond life."
},
{
"text": "The area has a rich and complex plant life."
},
{
"text": "The world's oceans are teeming with life."
},
{
"text": "In spring, the hedgerows buzz with life."
},
{
"text": "The hedgerow supports a wide variety of animal and bird life."
},
{
"text": "Loss of habitat is a major threat to insect life."
},
{
"text": "Pollution is harming bird life in our cities."
},
{
"text": "Climate change will affect all life on earth."
},
{
"text": "Is there life on Mars?"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["intelligent", "animal", "bird"],
"life + noun": ["form", "cycle", "sciences"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the period between somebody’s birth and their death; a part of this period",
"sensetop": "in somebody's lifethroughout somebody's lifeduring somebody's lifefor life",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's lived here **all his life**."
},
{
"text": "I've lived in England for most of my life."
},
{
"text": "somebody's **whole/entire life**"
},
{
"text": "We have known each other our whole lives."
},
{
"text": "He will spend **the rest of his life** *(= until he dies)* in prison."
},
{
"text": "to have a long/short life"
},
{
"text": "to **devote/dedicate your life to something**"
},
{
"text": "She's had some interesting experiences in her life.",
"contextForm": "in somebody's life"
},
{
"text": "I've never in my entire life been so embarrassed."
},
{
"text": "in early/later life"
},
{
"text": "Brenda took up tennis **late in life**."
},
{
"text": "A baby's weight will normally double in the first five months of life."
},
{
"text": "Throughout her life she was dogged by loneliness.",
"contextForm": "throughout somebody's life"
},
{
"text": "She had three marriages during her 89-year life.",
"contextForm": "during somebody's life"
},
{
"text": "There's no such thing as a **job for life** any longer.",
"contextForm": "for life"
},
{
"text": "She stayed there until the **end of her life**."
},
{
"text": "He was sentenced to **life imprisonment**."
},
{
"text": "Experiences in early life can have a great impact."
},
{
"text": "Bad posture is one of the causes of back pain in later life."
},
{
"text": "This usually happens during the first 24 to 36 hours of life."
},
{
"text": "for the first time in her life"
},
{
"text": "He'll be haunted by the crash for the rest of his life."
},
{
"text": "She discovered jazz quite late in life."
},
{
"text": "I've known her all my life."
},
{
"text": "He built his whole life around his children."
},
{
"text": "I've been wanting to do this my whole life."
},
{
"text": "I've never seen so much food in my entire life."
},
{
"text": "He devoted his life to the education of deaf children."
},
{
"text": "She dedicated her whole life to this cause."
},
{
"text": "He ended his life a happy man."
},
{
"text": "I never let my work dominate my life."
},
{
"text": "What you did to her ruined her life."
},
{
"text": "He spent his whole life in Cornwall."
},
{
"text": "They cannot cure her, but they can prolong her life."
},
{
"text": "He became very weak towards the end of his life."
},
{
"text": "Her paintings became more obscure towards the end of her life."
},
{
"text": "In later life he took up writing."
},
{
"text": "She sensed she was entering a new phase in her life."
},
{
"text": "I think I may have been an animal in a previous life."
},
{
"text": "They became friends for life."
},
{
"text": "A monarch normally rules for life."
},
{
"text": "That experience put me off dating apps for life!"
},
{
"text": "He thought marriage should be for life."
},
{
"text": "There has only been one woman in her life."
},
{
"text": "He met the love of his life at college."
},
{
"text": "She is a life member of the club."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["long", "short", "entire"],
"verb + life": ["go through", "live", "spend"],
"life + noun": ["history", "story", "membership"],
"preposition": ["for life", "in your life", "throughout your life"],
"phrases": [
"all your life",
"at somebody’s time of life",
"the end of your life"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a period of somebody’s life when they are in a particular situation or job",
"sensetop": "throughout somebody's lifeduring somebody's lifelife as something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She has been an accountant all her **working life**."
},
{
"text": "He spent his entire **adult life** in France."
},
{
"text": "They were very happy throughout their married life.",
"contextForm": "throughout somebody's life"
},
{
"text": "During his life in Britain he has never worked.",
"contextForm": "during somebody's life"
},
{
"text": "He met a lot of interesting people during his life as a student.",
"contextForm": "life as something"
},
{
"text": "He was a miner all his working life."
},
{
"text": "She began her working life as an architect."
},
{
"text": "Last July I began my post-college life."
},
{
"text": "She spent most of her working life in Strasbourg."
},
{
"text": "They spent their working lives as farm labourers."
},
{
"text": "I enjoyed the freedom I had during my single life."
},
{
"text": "During my professional life I had to deal with many different types of people."
},
{
"text": "He held several advisory posts during his academic life."
},
{
"text": "It was the high point of her sporting life."
},
{
"text": "It was the most difficult experience of my life as a teacher."
},
{
"text": "Soon I will begin my life as a parent."
},
{
"text": "She had some interesting stories about her life as a musician."
},
{
"text": "He lived in Paris for most of his life as a painter."
},
{
"text": "I've enjoyed our life together."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["long", "short", "entire"],
"verb + life": ["go through", "live", "spend"],
"life + noun": ["history", "story", "membership"],
"preposition": ["for life", "in your life", "throughout your life"],
"phrases": [
"all your life",
"at somebody’s time of life",
"the end of your life"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "the period of time when something exists or functions",
"sensetop": "life as something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "In Italy the average life of a government is eleven months."
},
{
"text": "There are a few things you can do to extend the life of your carpet."
},
{
"text": "These machines have a limited life *(= they do not function well for very long)*."
},
{
"text": "These smaller, lighter phones tend to have a shorter **battery life**."
},
{
"text": "The International Stock Exchange **started life** as a coffee shop.",
"contextForm": "life as something"
},
{
"text": "The building will now have a new life as a museum."
},
{
"text": "The hotel began life as a prison."
},
{
"text": "The magazine started life as a comic book in 1952."
},
{
"text": "By expanding your computer's storage you extend its useful life."
},
{
"text": "Refrigeration can extend the life of food products."
},
{
"text": "My new phone battery has a much longer life than the old one."
},
{
"text": "A steady temperature will help lengthen the life of the battery."
},
{
"text": "They could see that the company had a limited life (= it was going to close)."
},
{
"text": "Publicity has a very short life, so make the most of it while you're in the news."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "the experience and activities that are typical of all people’s existences",
"sensetop": "in lifelife without something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the worries of **everyday life**"
},
{
"text": "Commuting is a part of **daily life** for many people."
},
{
"text": "He is young and has little **experience of life**."
},
{
"text": "Jill wants to travel and see life for herself."
},
{
"text": "We have no time just to **enjoy life**."
},
{
"text": "Life can be hard."
},
{
"text": "We bought a dishwasher to make life easier."
},
{
"text": "Life isn't like in the movies, you know."
},
{
"text": "It's important to have a purpose in life.",
"contextForm": "in life"
},
{
"text": "In **real life** *(= when she met him)* he wasn't how she had imagined him at all."
},
{
"text": "Can you imagine life without music?",
"contextForm": "life without something"
},
{
"text": "You can share **life events** like getting married or becoming a parent."
},
{
"text": "He just needs a little more **life experience**."
},
{
"text": "Disappointment is part of normal life."
},
{
"text": "I wanted to see something of life before I settled down."
},
{
"text": "Eventually you adjust to life without your loved one."
},
{
"text": "Life with a baby is exhausting but wonderful."
},
{
"text": "I can't imagine life without work."
},
{
"text": "What would life be like if we didn't have the internet?"
},
{
"text": "the brutal reality of life on the streets"
},
{
"text": "His time in London was his first glimpse of the seamier side of life."
},
{
"text": "She always had a great love of life."
},
{
"text": "Technology has transformed every aspect of life."
},
{
"text": "Sometimes in life you have to make compromises."
},
{
"text": "Keeping busy helps you stay positive in life."
},
{
"text": "They accepted that it was their role in life to serve others."
},
{
"text": "She went through life always wanting what she couldn't get."
},
{
"text": "He always believed in living life to the full."
},
{
"text": "I've always had a fairly optimistic outlook on life."
},
{
"text": "They both seem to want the same things out of life."
},
{
"text": "Moving house is one of the most stressful life events there is."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["daily", "day-to-day", "everyday"],
"verb + life": ["build", "rebuild"],
"life + verb": ["be complicated", "be unfair", "be precious"],
"phrases": [
"an attitude to life",
"an outlook on life",
"a philosophy of life"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "the activities and experiences that are typical of a particular way of living",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We just want a normal **family life**."
},
{
"text": "Technology is part of **modern life**."
},
{
"text": "She enjoyed **political life**."
},
{
"text": "His fame was so sudden that he was unprepared for **public life**."
},
{
"text": "country/city/island life"
},
{
"text": "How do you find life in Japan?"
},
{
"text": "He eventually got used to life in prison."
},
{
"text": "Arguments are part of married life."
},
{
"text": "Island life has its own rhythms."
},
{
"text": "A child will take time to adjust to school life."
},
{
"text": "Communication is vital to the economic life of a country."
},
{
"text": "He finds city life very stressful."
},
{
"text": "Transport problems are part of life in the countryside."
},
{
"text": "Have you ever experienced life in a small town?"
},
{
"text": "He had only ever known life in an institution."
},
{
"text": "the frenetic pace of modern life"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["daily", "day-to-day", "everyday"],
"verb + life": ["build", "rebuild"],
"life + verb": ["be complicated", "be unfair", "be precious"],
"phrases": [
"an attitude to life",
"an outlook on life",
"a philosophy of life"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "a person’s experiences during their life; the activities that form a particular part of a person’s life",
"sensetop": "a life of somethingin somebody's life",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **have/live/lead a… life**"
},
{
"text": "He has had a good life."
},
{
"text": "She lived a quiet life in the countryside."
},
{
"text": "Many of these children have led very **sheltered lives** *(= they have not had many different experiences)*."
},
{
"text": "a hard/an easy life"
},
{
"text": "Her **daily life** involved meeting lots of people."
},
{
"text": "My day-to-day life is not very exciting."
},
{
"text": "Meeting Penny **changed my life**."
},
{
"text": "to affect/improve somebody's life"
},
{
"text": "They emigrated to start a **new life** in Canada."
},
{
"text": "He doesn't like to talk about his **private life**."
},
{
"text": "She has a full **social life**."
},
{
"text": "They lead a life of luxury.",
"contextForm": "a life of something"
},
{
"text": "I don't want people like that in my life.",
"contextForm": "in somebody's life"
},
{
"text": "He has had a hard life."
},
{
"text": "She led a life of luxury."
},
{
"text": "He led a life of great hardship."
},
{
"text": "They live a life of toil."
},
{
"text": "They went to Australia to start a new life."
},
{
"text": "They're living a life of luxury in the Bahamas."
},
{
"text": "My life would be nothing without you."
},
{
"text": "Education has always been an important part of my life."
},
{
"text": "I find a positive attitude helps in every aspect of my life."
},
{
"text": "We all encounter challenges in our lives."
},
{
"text": "These are issues that affect our lives."
},
{
"text": "Meeting you has changed my life."
},
{
"text": "Learning meditation changed her life."
},
{
"text": "There are some discoveries that change lives."
},
{
"text": "We have the power to improve the lives of all Americans."
},
{
"text": "Architecture has the potential to transform human lives."
},
{
"text": "They moved here in search of a better life."
},
{
"text": "He leads a busy social life."
},
{
"text": "She did not tolerate press intrusion into her private life."
},
{
"text": "He never discussed the unhappiness of his past life."
},
{
"text": "She is still rebuilding her life after the accident."
},
{
"text": "Only his wife had access to his inner life."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["fulfilling", "good", "great"],
"verb + life": ["have", "lead", "live"],
"phrases": ["build a new life", "make a new life", "start a new life"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "the quality of being active and exciting",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This is a great holiday resort that is **full of life**."
},
{
"text": "We need to inject some new life into this project."
},
{
"text": "The market is bustling with life."
},
{
"text": "The streets are crowded and full of life."
},
{
"text": "They hope the new bars and restaurants will bring some life to an area normally dead after 8pm."
},
{
"text": "Let's put some life into this party!"
},
{
"text": "The introduction of her character gives the movie a bit more life."
},
{
"text": "The city has started to have much more life, with new parks and shopping precincts."
},
{
"text": "She has brought new life to the team."
},
{
"text": "When he left, it was as if all the life went out of the house."
},
{
"text": "All the life seemed to have gone out of the movement."
},
{
"text": "I love the energy and life of the city."
}
],
"synonyms": "vitality",
"collocations": {
"verb + life": ["come to", "breathe", "bring something to"],
"phrases": ["breathe new life into somebody/something", "full of life"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "the punishment of being sent to prison for life or a very long period of time; life imprisonment",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The judge **gave him life**."
},
{
"text": "She is **doing life** for murder."
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 12,
"definition": "a living model or a real object or scene that people draw or paint",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She had lessons in drawing from life."
},
{
"text": "a **life class** *(= one in which art students draw a naked man or woman)*"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 13,
"definition": "a story of somebody’s life",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She wrote a life of Mozart."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 14,
"definition": "one of a set number of chances before a player is out of a game",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's lost two lives, so he's only got one left."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "at the age you are (especially when you are not young)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Eyesight doesn't get any better at my time of life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "be the most important person or thing to somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "My children are my life."
},
{
"text": "Writing is his life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to improve something by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The results of their research have breathed new life into the debate."
},
{
"text": "He hopes the development will breathe new life into the community."
},
{
"text": "They need some new, younger staff to breathe some life into the company."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an essential part of a person’s existence",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Playing the violin has been the breath of life to her for over 20 years."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make somebody/something more interesting or exciting",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The new teacher really brought French to life for us."
},
{
"text": "Flowers can bring a dull room back to life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to become more interesting, exciting or full of activity",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The match finally came to life in the second half."
},
{
"text": "The city only comes to life at night."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to start to act or move as if alive",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In my dream all my toys came to life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to die. People say ‘depart this life’ to avoid saying ‘die’.",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Life stages"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an unhappy life, full of problems or unfair treatment",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He led his poor partner a dog's life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He ended his days in poverty."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a situation that cannot be changed, especially one that is unpleasant",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Illness is just a fact of life."
},
{
"text": "It’s a fact of life that some people will always be racist."
},
{
"text": "a rather harsh fact of life"
},
{
"text": "It's a fact of life that you don't get anything for nothing."
},
{
"text": "It is a sad fact of life that the most deserving people do not often achieve the most success."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the details about sex and about how babies are born, especially as told to children",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to make a great effort to stay alive, especially when you are badly injured or seriously ill",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A young cyclist is fighting for his life after the accident."
}
],
"topics": ["Health problems"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "as hard or as fast as possible",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was holding on to the rope for dear life."
},
{
"text": "Run for your life!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "however hard you try",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I cannot for the life of me imagine why they want to leave."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to frighten somebody very much",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You scared the life out of me coming in so suddenly like that."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "having a lot of energy",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's nice to see her so full of life after her illness."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to tell somebody to stop being boring and to do something more interesting",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Do us all a favour… get a life!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to hold somebody/something very tightly because you are afraid",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be very lucky in dangerous situations",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to enjoy yourself very much",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "feeling frightened that you might be killed",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Feelings"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a method of helping somebody who has stopped breathing to breathe again by placing your mouth on theirs and forcing air into their lungs",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to show surprise at seeing somebody/something",
"labels": "(humorous)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I hadn’t seen her for fifteen years and then there she was, (as) large as life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "looking or behaving in a way that is more interesting or exciting than other people, and so is likely to attract attention",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's a larger than life character."
}
],
"synonyms": "flamboyant"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to die in order to save somebody/something",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They were prepared to lay down their lives for their country."
}
],
"synonyms": "sacrifice"
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to live a happy and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, informal, often disapproving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The two crooks had been living the life of Riley."
},
{
"text": "He planned to retire early and then lead the life of Riley."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the chance to live or last longer, or with a better quality of life",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Since her hip operation she's had a new lease of life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the possibility or belief that people continue to exist in some form after they die",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Do you believe in life after death?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the liveliest and funniest person at a party, etc.",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly",
"labels": "(disapproving)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "seeming to move or function by itself without a person touching or working it",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that it is not worth wasting time doing something that you dislike or that is not important",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Life's too short to sit around moping."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the person somebody loves more than any other",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to cause problems for somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She does everything she can to make life difficult for him."
}
],
"topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to behave in a way that makes somebody else feel very unhappy",
"examples": [
{
"text": "My old boss used to make my life a misery."
},
{
"text": "His constant criticism made her life a misery."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the man or woman that you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Anna has a new man in her life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to describe a situation that is very important or serious",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You mustn't let anyone know— it's a matter of life and death."
},
{
"text": "These talks are a matter of life or death for the factory."
},
{
"text": "Delivering on time is a matter of life and death for a small company."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be completely unable to do something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He can't interview people to save his life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that you will definitely not do something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to risk being killed or injured in order to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She risked life and limb to save her children from the fire."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a film, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This drama provides a slice of life in 1950s Connecticut."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to suddenly start working or doing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Let's go!’ he said, springing into action."
},
{
"text": "The town springs to life *(= becomes busy)* during the carnival."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a basic food, especially bread",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to kill somebody",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to kill yourself",
"examples": [