Definitions for LIFETIME
ˈlaɪfˌtaɪmlife·time

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. life, lifetime, life-time, lifespannoun

   the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

   "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lifetimenoun

   The duration of the life of someone or something.

2. lifetimenoun

   A long period of time.

   I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lifetimenoun

   Continuance or duration of life.

   Etymology: life and time.

   Jordain talked prose all his life-time, without knowing what it was. Joseph Addison, on ancient Medals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Lifetimenoun

   the time that life continues

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lifetime

   Song lyrics by lifetime -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by lifetime on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Time Period

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LIFETIME' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4804

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'LIFETIME' in Nouns Frequency: #1904

How to pronounce LIFETIME?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LIFETIME in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIFETIME in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LIFETIME in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of LIFETIME in a Sentence

1. White House:

   Visitors are now able to take photos and keep those memories for a lifetime.

2. Christina Pollard:

   The inaction based on misguided perception is of major concern, taking action to improve diet and physical activity during childhood can help children avoid a lifetime of being overweight or obese.

3. Martin McTague:

   It's really daunting for a lot of businesses, especially the ones who came through Covid in a weakened state, they're now struggling to deal with another once-in-a-lifetime catastrophe.

4. Neal Crabtree:

   I don't consider this a job, I consider it a career, you spend a lifetime fine-tuning your skills and if you go start another job you're starting at the bottom. I doubt that these politicians would like it if someone told them to go start over and find a different job.

5. Marc Friedland:

   Fifty years from now, hopefully a winner who looks back at their envelope will recapture that moment in time when everybody was watching, and they announced in that millisecond who the Oscar winner was, it really becomes a keepsake that will last a lifetime.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LIFETIME
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lifetime
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=LIFETIME
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LIFETIME