exist
verb (used without object)
to have actual being; be.
existed
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past participleof exist.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof exist.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
existverb (used without object)to have actual being; be.
Example Sentences
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From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
A year after her death, her mother Hannah York has talked about her strength and the parts of her daughter that existed outside of her illness.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The last team to finish in the top three in MLB in runs and bottom three in homers was the Chicago White Sox—in 1960, 10 years before the Brewers even existed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Although it existed during a period when galaxy clusters were still assembling, it already displayed the size and organized structure typically associated with clusters in the modern universe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
But delays seemed all that this court existed for.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
