# zeitlebens

zeitlebens is a German adverb meaning “throughout someone's life”.

## Meanings

1. _literary_ all of one’s life; throughout one’s life (now usually referring to a deceased person)
   - Er hat sich zeitlebens für unterdrückte Völker eingesetzt. — He was a champion of oppressed peoples all his life.
2. throughout someone's life
   - Er hat zeitlebens schwer gearbeitet.

## Examples

- Meine Tante erfreute sich zeitlebens einer guten Gesundheit. — My aunt enjoyed good health all her life.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/zeitlebens