LIVES


Meaning of LIVES in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a species lives somewhere (= used about animals )

Many rainforest species cannot live anywhere else.

affect...lives

decisions which affect our lives

lives alone

She lives alone .

lives in dread of (= is continuously very afraid of )

She lives in dread of the disease returning.

rebuild...lives (= live normally again after something bad has happened )

We try to help them rebuild their lives .

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

have nine lives

The Michael Steins of this world have nine lives.

how the other half lives

High-ranking public officials should take the bus so they can see how the other half lives.

Ye never knew how the other half lives!

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A freedom to take responsibility for their lives , even though society still holds the key to their final freedom.

After living together for two years, sharing each other's lives joyfully, excluding anyone else from their intimate happiness.

If you give them time and sufficient explanation and preparation, children can deal surprisingly well with crises in their lives .

Our business and personal lives depend upon being able to use words successfully.

Stick to the moral high ground by blaming the current system for not saving as many lives as it might.

Television is only one facet contributing to the violence in our lives .

This type of sleep onset insomnia is most often experienced by those who are accustomed to being in control of their lives .

Well, these spectators have no predators in their lives .

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.