to have actual being; to be real
ex+ist
Shared component: exist · be
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exist
be
Related forms: exist · 4 words in this dictionary
Related words
Shared components, not spelling prefixesTo exist together at the same time or in the same place.
co+exist
Shared component: exist · be
to exist at an earlier time or to exist before something else
pre+exist
Shared component: exist · be
the state of existing or occurring before something else, especially in a previous life or state of being.
pre+exist+ence
Shared component: exist · be