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exist

/ɪɡˈzɪst/

Meanings
verb
(stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

Examples :

"My grandmother still exists, though she lives in a retirement home. "
being philosophy essential

Related Words

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still noun

/stɪl/

A period of calm or silence.

"the still of the night"

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retirement noun

/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/

An act of retiring; withdrawal.

"After 30 years of teaching, Mr. Smith's retirement was a significant event for the whole school. "

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grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

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she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

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home noun

/(h)əʊm/ /hoʊm/

A dwelling.

"My home is a small house near the school. "

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being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

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have noun

/hæv/ /həv/

A wealthy or privileged person.

"The wealthy have in our town often send their children to private schools. "

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reality noun

/ɹiˈæləti/

The state of being actual or real.

"The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend."

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stative noun

/ˈsteɪtɪv/

(grammar) A construct asserting that a subject has a particular property.

""In English grammar, the stative describes verb tenses that describe conditions and states of being, such as 'to be' or 'to have'." "

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though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Despite that; however.

"I will do it, though."

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existence noun

/ɛɡ.ˈzɪs.təns/

The state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.

"In order to destroy evil, we must first acknowledge its existence."

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exists verb

/ɪɡˈzɪsts/

(stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

"Simple: "Life exists on Earth." Slightly more specific, but still easy to understand: "My old school still exists, even though it's been remodeled." "