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Leben — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dwell verb To live or reside in a place.
  • life noun The condition of being alive, as opposed to being dead or inanimate.
  • lifetime noun The entire duration of someone's or something's life.
  • live verb To be alive; to have life.
  • living adj Alive, currently existing (as opposed to dead or extinct).
  • vital adj Absolutely necessary; essential to success or survival.

Senses

Leben is used for these senses in English:

  • dwell (intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside.
  • life Animation; spirit; vivacity.
  • lifetime The duration of the life of someone or something.
  • live (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
  • living A style of life.
  • vital Relating to or characteristic of life.
  • vital Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.

dwell — full definition

  1. verb To live or reside in a place.
  2. verb To keep thinking or talking about something, often unnecessarily.

life — full definition

  1. noun The condition of being alive, as opposed to being dead or inanimate.
  2. noun The period of time someone or something exists, from birth (or creation) to death (or end of use).
  3. noun A person's daily existence and experiences, especially their activities, relationships, and circumstances.
  4. noun Liveliness, energy, or vitality.
  5. noun A prison sentence lasting until death or parole; short for "life sentence."

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