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in one's life

in one's life adjective: present and involved in the life of a person.

Adjective

in one's life (not comparable)

  1. Present and involved in the life of a person.
    • She wishes that her brother were in her life [⁠connotes that her brother is still alive but is estranged].
    • Her kids don't have any father figure in their life.

Questions about in one's life

What does in one's life mean?
In one's life means present and involved in the life of a person.
What part of speech is in one's life?
In one's life is an adjective.

Words near in one's life in the dictionary

  1. in one's feelings
  2. in one's fingers
  3. in one's head
  4. in one's hip pocket
  5. in one's infinite wisdom
  6. in one's life
  7. in one's midst
  8. in one's opinion
  9. in one's own backyard
  10. in one's own good time
  11. in one's own hands

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