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exists

/ɪɡˈzɪsts/

exists is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Phrases with exists

Questions about exists

What is exists the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Exists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exist.
How do you pronounce exists?
Exists is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɪsts/.

Words near exists in the dictionary

  1. existible
  2. existimation
  3. existing
  4. existless
  5. existlessness
  6. exists
  7. exisulind
  8. exit
  9. exit bag
  10. exit bags
  11. exit ban

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