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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lifetime

   Lifetime is the duration or period of time during which a living being, object, or phenomenon exists or continues to function or be valid. For a living being, lifetime refers to the period between its birth and death. For an object or product, it is the length of time that it remains usable, functional, or in service. For a phenomenon or concept, it refers to its relevant or influential duration.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Lifetimenoun

   the time that life continues

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1. lifetime

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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. George Bernard Shaw:

   A lifetime of happiness No man alive could bear it it would be hell on earth.

2. Elias Smidt:

   Life is never without hard parts, the way our community has showed up has absolutely given our kids something they will remember for a lifetime.

3. Gretchen Whitmer:

   The most important economic decision a woman makes in her lifetime is when and whether to have a child and this court decision threatens to rip that away from every woman in the country, it's going to be up to governors and that's why this fight is so important.

4. George Bernard Shaw:

   A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.

5. Manfred Goldberg:

   Decades ago when I was young, I did not dream that in my lifetime I would witness a thriving industry of Holocaust denial, despite all our efforts to make people aware of the horrors of the Holocaust, I feel under present conditions, with the freedom granted to these race-hating views, we are fighting a losing battle.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LIFETIME