Meanings
prepositional phrase
- For the rest of a person's life.
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseVery fast or strenuously, as if to save one's life.
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Translations
Ancient Greek διὰ βίου
- διὰ βίου (dià bíou)for the rest of a person's life
Catalan de per vida
- de per vidafor the rest of a person's life
Finnish loppuiäksi, loppuelämäksi
- loppuiäksifor the rest of a person's life
- loppuelämäksifor the rest of a person's life
French à vie, pour la vie
- à viefor the rest of a person's life
- pour la viefor the rest of a person's life
German fürs Leben
- fürs Lebenfor the rest of a person's life
Greek δια βίου
- δια βίου (dia víou)for the rest of a person's life
Hindi आजीवन
- आजीवन (ājīvan)for the rest of a person's life
Italian a vita
- a vitafor the rest of a person's life
Polish na całe życie
- na całe życiefor the rest of a person's life
Romanian pe viață
- pe viațăfor the rest of a person's life
Russian на всю жизнь, пожизненно
- на всю жизнь (na vsju žiznʹ)for the rest of a person's life
- пожизненно (požiznenno)for the rest of a person's life
Welsh am oes
- am oesfor the rest of a person's life
Cite this entry
APA
for life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20life
MLA
“for life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20life. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for life,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20life.
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