| alive |
When something has life, it is alive. If someone is breathing, that person is alive. |
| background |
If someone asks about your background, they want to know things like who your family is and where your family came from, where you have lived in your life, and what things you have done. [1/2 definitions] |
| Buddhism |
Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world. Most people whose religion is Buddhism live in East Asia and Southeast Asia. People who follow Buddhism are called Buddhists. It might be better to say that Buddhism is a way of thinking about how to live one's life instead of saying that it is a religion. This is because most Buddhists do not believe that their great teacher, Buddha, is a god. Still, people call Buddhism a religion because it tries to answer some of the important questions about life and death that religions try to answer. |
| Buddhist |
A Buddhist is a person who believes in the ideas of Buddhism. Buddhism is a way of thinking about the world and how to live a peaceful life. 2,500 years ago, a man named Siddhartha was a prince in India. It is said that he left his easy life and went out into the world to try to understand why people have sadness and pain in their lives. He wanted to know what people can do about these things. After studying and thinking a lot, he "woke up" to the idea that pain and suffering are part of life but that people can still be happy by leading very simple lives and being good to others. Siddhartha began to teach other people these things, and, after some time, he came to be known as Buddha, one who has "woken up" to a great truth. |
| Christmas |
Christmas is a holiday that is celebrated in the religion of Christianity. The holiday is on December 25 every year. It celebrates the birth of Christ, whose life began the religion of Christianity. People often celebrate Christmas by going to church, decorating a tree with pretty lights, and giving gifts. Many people who are not Christians also enjoy the traditions of Christmas by putting up a Christmas tree and giving presents. |
| course |
A course can be a path through time. The course of your life is the path your life takes through time. [1/5 definitions] |
| death |
Death is the end of the life of a living thing. When death happens, a person, animal, or plant stops living. |
| drug |
Another kind of drug is something that can affect a person's mind very much. They can make a person feel very excited, calm, happy, or sad even if they are not really feeling that way at all. They can make them do things that they would not usually do. When a person takes these kinds of drugs, their body changes also and sometimes they begin to need the drugs all the time. These drugs can destroy a person's health and life. [1/2 definitions] |
| ever |
Ever means at any time. If someone asks if you have ever flown in an airplane, they mean at any time in your whole life. [1/2 definitions] |
| from |
Apples come from a tree. That means that trees are where apples begin their life. When you are from another country, it means that you were born in another country. The word from tells you where something has its beginning. [1/4 definitions] |
| happiness |
Happiness is the feeling of being happy. At a birthday party, there is usually a lot of happiness. If you wish for happiness, you make a wish that you will be happy in your life. |
| influence |
An influence is a thing or person that affects something. Books, friends, and teachers are often important influences in a person's life. They can make you interested in something, or change your opinions, or change the way you live or do things. [1/3 definitions] |
| king |
A king is a ruler of a country and sometimes wears a crown. When a boy or man becomes king of a country, he usually stays the king for the rest of his life. The people of a country do not choose who will be their king. A man can become king only if his father or someone else in his family was a ruler before him. |
| last1 |
Let's say the last time you played a game was yesterday. In your whole life, you probably played a game at other times before yesterday, but when we say the last time, we mean the time that was closest to now. [1/3 definitions] |
| life |
Life is the thing that is in people, plants, and animals that allows them to grow and to produce more things of their own kind. Things like rocks do not have life. [2 definitions] |
| life cycle |
When we talk about the life cycle of an animal, we are talking about how it is born and then grows and changes until it is ready to give birth to another animal like itself. |
| live1 |
When you live, you have life. You breathe and grow. [1/2 definitions] |
| marry |
When you marry someone, you join with that person and begin to share your life with them. You become that person's wife or husband by law. [1/2 definitions] |
| Muslim |
A Muslim is a person who believes in the religion of Islam. Muslims believe in one powerful God, Allah, who created all things in the world. Muslims believe that Mohammad, a person who lived about 1400 years ago, is God's most important messenger to human beings. For a Muslim, the most important things in life are to love and serve God. |
| necessary |
When something is necessary, it means that you must do it or have it. Water is a necessary thing for life. All humans, plants, and, animals need water to live. |
| never |
If you have never climbed a tree, it means that at no time in your life have you climbed a tree. |