Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of life
"The old house was said to be haunted by two spirits that lived in separate lives before they met again."
In plain English: Lives is the plural form of life, meaning all the people who are alive or the time someone spends on Earth.
"The two old houses have different histories and lives."
Usage: Use "lives" as the plural noun to refer to multiple people's existence or biographies, such as in "they led different lives." Do not use it as a verb for living, which requires the base form "live" without an 's'.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of live
"The stray cat lives under the old oak tree near the park entrance."
In plain English: To live means to exist, breathe, and experience life on Earth.
"My grandmother lives in a small house by the beach."
Usage: Use lives to describe what a single person or animal does on a daily basis, such as she lives in Paris or he lives by his wits. Avoid confusing this action verb with the plural noun lives, which refers to multiple people's existence or biological life span.
Lives is the third-person singular present tense form of live, derived from Old English lifian with an original meaning to dwell or exist. It entered Middle English as liuen before evolving into its current conjugated form in Modern English.