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existed

/ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/

existed is the simple past and past participle of exist.

Meaning of exist

Verb

exist (third-person singular simple present exists, present participle existing, simple past and past participle existed)

  1. (intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
    • Cognitive dissonance exists when a person possesses two cognitions, one of which is contradictory to the other1977, Lawrence S. Wrightsman with Kay Deaux, Social Psychology, page 366
    Synonyms:
    be, be a thing, consist, subsist

Words that rhyme with existed

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Questions about existed

What is existed the simple past and past participle of?
Existed is the simple past and past participle of exist.
How do you pronounce existed?
Existed is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/.

Words near existed in the dictionary

  1. exist
  2. existability
  3. existable
  4. existance
  5. existant
  6. existed
  7. existence
  8. existenceless
  9. existencelessness
  10. existences
  11. existencies

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