leven.
to live
Meaning & usage
to live
Ik wil leven in een stad dicht bij de natuur.
Ze leeft voor haar kunst.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.
life (act or duration of living)
Het leven is vol verrassingen.
Hij wilde zijn leven wijden aan wetenschappelijk onderzoek.
life, biography (particularly, but not necessarily a hagiography)
In zijn jonge jaren schreef hij een leven van Petrarca, maar dat is nooit gepubliceerd.
a life (a chance to play)
Als je 1000 punten scoort, krijg je een extra leven.
health (the amount of damage a character can withstand)
De vijanden in dit level hebben veel leven.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch leven. Gerund of the verb leven. The literary sense is likely a semantic loan from Medieval Latin vīta.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.