English Online Dictionary. What means lives? What does lives mean?
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /lɪvz/
- Rhymes: -ɪvz
- Hyphenation: lives
Verb
lives
- third-person singular simple present indicative of live
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /laɪvz/
- Rhymes: -aɪvz
- Hyphenation: lives
Noun
lives
- plural of life
Anagrams
- Elvis, Levi's, Levis, Lévis, Viels, evils, slive, veils, vleis, vlies
Latin
Verb
līvēs
- second-person singular present active indicative of līveō
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English līfes (“alive”), itself from the genitive singular of līf (“life”). For the use of the genitive in forming adverbs from nouns compare evenings (“in the evening”). More at -s (etymology 3).
Adjective
lives
- alive, living
- Antonym: dethes
- lively, happy
Portuguese
Noun
lives
- plural of live