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Word: Exist
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from French exister, or from Latin existere, from ex- ex- + sistere ‘set up, cause to stand’. Compare with existence
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzɪst
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
have objective reality or being
Short Definition:have objective reality or being
Examples:- dossiers existed on almost everyone of prominence
- there existed no organization to cope with espionage
Definition:
live, especially under adverse conditions
Short Definition:live
Examples:- a minority of people exist on unemployment benefit alone
- how am I going to exist without you?
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