(uncountable) gerund of leben: living / life; being alive; (uncountable, biology) a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaption and replication / life; being alive; (uncountable, biology) the entirety of those who are in this state / life; being alive; (countable) the time period in which one is in this state; the time between birth and death / life; being alive; (uncountable, religion, philosophy) a state of being in touch or in line with certain metaphysical forces and principles by which biological life is governed / (countable) life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not) / (countable) biography; life; life story (an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual) / (usually uncountable) existence; life (a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standing)