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- DictionaryLife·time/ˈlīfˌtīm/
noun
- 1. the duration of a person's life: "a reward for a lifetime's work"
lifetime. noun. /ˈlaɪftaɪm/. the length of time that someone lives or that something lasts His diary was not published during his lifetime. a lifetime of experience in the lifetime of the present government He had spent a lifetime trying to please his father. Definitions on the go.
Lifetime definition, the time that the life of someone or something continues; the term of a life: peace within our lifetime. See more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English life‧time /ˈlaɪftaɪm/ noun [ countable usually singular] 1 the period of time during which someone is alive or something exists → lifespan during/in somebody’s lifetime During her lifetime she had witnessed two world wars.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈlaɪftaɪm / us. B2. the period of time that someone is alive: [ usually singular ] We'll see such huge changes in our lifetime. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
the amount of time that a person stays alive or that something continues; the term of a life: hoped to see peace within our lifetime. a very long time: We waited a lifetime for the doctor's report. adj. [ before a noun] for the length of a person's life: a lifetime membership. Idioms.
1. a : the time during which a person is alive. Four editions of the book were printed in his lifetime. [=during his life] She has had a lifetime of hard work. [=she has worked hard all her life] a lifetime spent traveling the world. [+] more examples. — often used before another noun.
noun. us / ˈlɑɪfˌtɑɪm/ Add to word list Add to word list. the period of time that someone is alive: She saw such huge changes in her lifetime. (Definition of lifetime from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of lifetime. in Chinese (Traditional) 有生之年，終生，一輩子… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
