{
    "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": [
                {
                    "text": "She took her own life."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to risk being killed",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You take your life in your hands just crossing the road here."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are disappointed about something but know that you must accept it",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It’s a shame I can’t go on the trip, but that’s life."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "when you say that’s the story of my life about a bad experience you have had, you mean you have had many similar experiences",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Another missed opportunity—that’s the story of my life!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Out of work with no money—that's the story of my life."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "seeming real rather than invented",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don’t think the characters are very true to life."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "having a range of different experiences makes life more interesting",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person’s job or position in society",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has friends from all walks of life."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "background"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the typical pattern of behaviour of a person or group",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the American way of life"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She loved the Spanish way of life and immediately felt at home there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the beliefs and practices of the Hindu way of life"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a bad situation you must not give up hope because there is always a chance that it will improve",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you are certain that something will happen",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can bet your life that he'll be late."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/laɪf/",
                "audio": "li/life/life__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/laɪvz/",
                "audio": "li/life/lives__gb_5.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/laɪf/",
                "audio": "li/life/life__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/laɪvz/",
                "audio": "li/life/lives__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English līf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib ‘body’, also to live1."
}