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exist

/ɪɡˈzɪst/verb2 syllables

Exist means: support oneself.

Synonyms for exist12

verb, as in support oneself

survive, live, subsist, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out

verb, as in have an existence, be extant

also used for exist

be a thing, consist

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What does exist mean?2

verb

1

support oneself“he could barely exist on such a low wage”

2

have an existence, be extant“Is there a God?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exist?19

one syllable

three syllables

coexist
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Exist in a sentence

  • Fourthly, my first three points do not exist.papabear
  • As happiness doesn't exist, we shall try to be happy without it!Eldad
  • Men do not exist in this world to become rich, but to become happy.Scott
  • If it were not for air and water, nothing alive would exist.CK
  • As happiness doesn't exist, we must try to be happy without it!Eldad
  • If clouds did not exist, then we would have no enjoyment of the sun.unknown
  • If you didn't exist, you would have to be invented.Eldad
  • Perfect guys don't exist, but there's always one guy that is perfect for you.Hybrid

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Forms of exist

as a verb

past tense
existed
present participle
existing
third-person singular
exists
past participle
existed