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COEXIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exist together

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)

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