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COEXIST
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they coexist ... he / she / it coexists
Past simple: coexisted
-ing form: coexisting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
coexist; cohabit
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "coexist" is one way to...):
be; exist (have an existence, be extant)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "coexist"):
coexist (coexist peacefully, as of nations)
co-occur; coincide; cooccur (go with, fall together)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
coexistent (existing at the same time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Coexist peacefully, as of nations
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "coexist" is one way to...):
coexist; cohabit (exist together)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
coexistence (existing peacefully together)
coexistent (existing at the same time)