noun The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
I want my kids to live a good life. He gave up on life.
noun The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
noun The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
noun Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
It's life, but not as we know it. She discovered plant life on the planet. The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world.
noun A living being; the fact of a particular individual being alive.
Many lives were lost during the war. Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives.
noun Existence.
Life is meaningless and we are all going to die.
noun A worthwhile existence.
He gets up early in the morning, works all day long — even on weekends — and hardly sees his family. That's no life! His life was ruined by drugs.
noun A particular aspect of existence.
He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life.