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English verb: exist | |||
| 1. | exist (stative) have an existence, be extant | ||
| Samples | Is there a God?. | ||
| Synonyms | be | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coexist, come, consist, distribute, dwell, dwell, endanger, flow, hold, imperil, indwell, inhabit, jeopardise, jeopardize, kick about, kick around, knock about, lie, lie in, menace, obtain, peril, preexist, prevail, threaten | ||
| 2. | exist (stative) support oneself | ||
| Samples | He could barely exist on such a low wage. Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?. Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day. | ||
| Synonyms | live, subsist, survive | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s on something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breathe, drift, freewheel | ||
| Verb group | endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive | ||
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