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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The engine, which has existed for more than two decades, got an upgrade in 2021 to its current iteration, Unreal Engine 5.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The number of people I've had from Cork who didn't know we existed like this and how much Belfast has moved on," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Even where earlier enforcement actions existed, this administration drove the enforcement actions further,” the spokeswoman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
That gap has always existed but this year it got wider.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Theo, whose evasions still bother me, whose secrets don’t make sense to me, whose secrets I didn’t even imagine existed.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
