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exist

verb [I] (LIVE)
 
 
/ɪɡˈzɪst/

Definition

C1 to live, or to live in difficult conditions: Some species exist in this small area of forest and nowhere else on Earth. Few people can exist without water for more than a week. No one can be expected to exist on such a low salary.Existing and beingLiving or sleeping somewhereLife and living
(Definition of exist verb (LIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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