how to pronounce lives

/ˈlɪvz/

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lives is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of lives in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… believe that their lives prayer is …”

meanings of lives

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of live.

noun:

Plural of life.

lives frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word lives occurs in english on average 217.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.