lives

lives · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of "life": the states of being alive.

  2. 2.

    Plural of "life": the ways in which people spend their time.

  3. 3.

    Third person singular present tense of "live": resides or exists.

Related words

Antonyms: deaths
See also: alive, life, live, living
Synonyms: beings, existences

Etymology

The noun is the irregular plural of "life," from Old English līf, with the plural formed by changing the final 'f' to 'v' (voicing before the plural suffix), similar to "knife/knives" and "wife/wives." The verb form comes from Old English libban with the third person singular suffix.