- lasting or existing all through your life
- Paul became his lifelong friend.
- Her lifelong ambition had been to learn how to fly.
- He has been a lifelong supporter of the club.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLifelong is used with these nouns:- ambition
- bachelor
- commitment
- …
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