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lives
Part of speech: NounThe vital force or state of an organised being; manner of living; human affairs; course of things; conduct; period of existence; time between birth and death; spirit or animation; living form, as opposed to a copy; general state of man; a narrative or history of a person; animated existence; eternal happiness in heaven; position or rank in society.
Part of speech: Noun Usage examples "lives":- How many men do you think would risk their lives so, Mrs. Brice?" - "The Crisis, Volume 7", Winston Churchill.
- Save our lives now, and the time may come when we shall pay you back with yours. - "Montezuma's Daughter", H. Rider Haggard.
- " I don't know how he lives," she said. - "The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story", Various.