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co·ex·ist

 (kō′ĭg-zĭst′)
intr.v. co·ex·ist·ed, co·ex·ist·ing, co·ex·ists
1. To exist together, at the same time, or in the same place.
2. To live in peace with another or others despite differences, especially as a matter of policy: "I've been wrestling with the dilemma of how you coexist with those you hate" (Ariel Dorfman).

co′ex·is′tence n.
co′ex·is′tent adj.
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coexist

(ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪst)
vb (intr)
1. to exist together at the same time or in the same place
2. to exist together in peace
ˌcoexˈistence n
ˌcoexˈistent adj
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co•ex•ist

(ˌkoʊ ɪgˈzɪst)

v.i.
1. to exist simultaneously.
2. (esp. of nations) to exist together peacefully.
[1670–80]
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coexist


Past participle: coexisted
Gerund: coexisting

Imperative
coexist
coexist
Present
I coexist
you coexist
he/she/it coexists
we coexist
you coexist
they coexist
Preterite
I coexisted
you coexisted
he/she/it coexisted
we coexisted
you coexisted
they coexisted
Present Continuous
I am coexisting
you are coexisting
he/she/it is coexisting
we are coexisting
you are coexisting
they are coexisting
Present Perfect
I have coexisted
you have coexisted
he/she/it has coexisted
we have coexisted
you have coexisted
they have coexisted
Past Continuous
I was coexisting
you were coexisting
he/she/it was coexisting
we were coexisting
you were coexisting
they were coexisting
Past Perfect
I had coexisted
you had coexisted
he/she/it had coexisted
we had coexisted
you had coexisted
they had coexisted
Future
I will coexist
you will coexist
he/she/it will coexist
we will coexist
you will coexist
they will coexist
Future Perfect
I will have coexisted
you will have coexisted
he/she/it will have coexisted
we will have coexisted
you will have coexisted
they will have coexisted
Future Continuous
I will be coexisting
you will be coexisting
he/she/it will be coexisting
we will be coexisting
you will be coexisting
they will be coexisting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been coexisting
you have been coexisting
he/she/it has been coexisting
we have been coexisting
you have been coexisting
they have been coexisting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been coexisting
you will have been coexisting
he/she/it will have been coexisting
we will have been coexisting
you will have been coexisting
they will have been coexisting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been coexisting
you had been coexisting
he/she/it had been coexisting
we had been coexisting
you had been coexisting
they had been coexisting
Conditional
I would coexist
you would coexist
he/she/it would coexist
we would coexist
you would coexist
they would coexist
Past Conditional
I would have coexisted
you would have coexisted
he/she/it would have coexisted
we would have coexisted
you would have coexisted
they would have coexisted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.coexist - coexist peacefully, as of nations
coexist - exist together
2.coexist - exist together
exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
coexist - coexist peacefully, as of nations
coincide, cooccur, co-occur - go with, fall together
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Translations
בצוותאלהתקיים
egymás mellett él
coëxisteren

coexist

[ˈkəʊɪgˈzɪst] VIcoexistir (with con)
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coexist

co-exist [ˌkəʊɪgˈzɪst] vicoexister
to coexist with sth → coexister avec qch
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coexist

vikoexistieren (Pol, Sociol, geh), → nebeneinander bestehen; to coexist with or alongside somebody/somethingneben or mit jdm/etw bestehen or existieren
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coexist

[ˈkəʊɪgˈzɪst] vicoesistere
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