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Plants need water and sunlight for life.
What does Life mean?
Life means being alive or the time a living thing exists.
Dictionary definition
The condition of being alive, or the time someone or something is alive.
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Life in a sentence
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The book described life in a small town.
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Scientists study signs of life to understand how living things grow and survive.
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Practice 1
What does life mean?
The correct answer matches the meaning of life.
Practice 2
Which word is an antonym of life?
Death is the end of life.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses life correctly?
This sentence uses life to describe living things.
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WordLife.
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MeaningLife means being alive or the time a living thing exists.
ExampleExample: Plants need water and sunlight for life.
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Synonyms
Words like Life
livingthe state of being alive
existencethe state of being real or present
Antonyms
Opposite words
deaththe end of life
lifelessnessthe state of not being alive
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Life means being alive or the time a living thing exists.
Common mix-up
Life is not the same as death. Life means life means being alive or the time a living thing exists.
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Read this model sentence: The book described life in a small town. Clue words: book, described, small. Underline clue words that show why life fits instead of death. Now write one new sentence that shows life without using the word life. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show life?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The book described life in a small town." Why does life fit better than death?
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