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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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. Akiko Nishikata:

   This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to go on a long trip, so we're disappointed.

2. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid:

   As we speak, Donald Trump is proposing to ban Muslim immigration. Other leading candidates are proposing a religious test, tossing around slurs on a daily basis, and now a Republican-appointed justice endorsing racist ideas from the Supreme Court bench. The only difference between the ideas endorsed by Trump and Scalia is that Scalia has a robe and a lifetime appointment. Ideas like this don't belong on the Internet, let alone the mouths of national figures.

3. Mickey Rooney:

   Love lasts only for months, sometimes only for minutes. But if you like somebody, it's for a lifetime!

4. John Kerry:

   We all have differences on one piece of legislation or another, but in proposing what she has proposed together with Sen.( Ed) Markey, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez has in fact offered more leadership in one day or in one week than President Trump has in President Trump lifetime on this subject.

5. Ken Nedimyer:

   I'm just wondering if I have enough lifetime left, can I train enough people? ... Can we plant enough of those to be able to bring the corals back to life?

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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