COEXIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coexist mean? 

• COEXIST (verb)
  The verb COEXIST has 2 senses:

1. coexist peacefully, as of nations

2. exist together

  Familiarity information: COEXIST used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COEXIST (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they coexist    ... he / she / it coexists   
Past simple: coexisted   
Past participle: coexisted   
-ing form: coexisting   

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exist together

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

coexist; cohabit

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)

 Context examples 

The two forms of ductal carcinoma often coexist.

(Ductal Breast Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Morphologically, there is marked heterogeneity due to numerous patterns of differentiation coexisting in the same tumor.

(Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The dilated spaces coexist with columnar epithelial tissues.

(Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor, Polyvesicular Vitelline Pattern, NCI Thesaurus)

It often coexists with in situ or infiltrating bladder adenocarcinoma.

(Bladder Villous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

They coexist for a few million years, then the hyaenodonts are driven to extinction and we're left with 'The Lion King.'

(Fossil discovery in Tanzania reveals ancient bobcat-sized carnivore, National Science Foundation)

According to an international team of researchers, the fossil revealed that the two species coexisted for about 100,000 years rather than at separate time periods as previously thought.

(3.8-million-year-old fossil cranium unveils more about human ancestry, National Science Foundation)

In the last decade, scientists have made tremendous progress in understanding that groups of bacteria and viruses coexisting naturally throughout the human body play an important role in some vital functions such as digestion, metabolism and fighting off diseases.

(Microbes are at work in our bodies, and researchers have figured out what they're up to, National Science Foundation)

Between 23 and 25 million years ago, newcomers arrived in Africa — the first relatives of modern dogs, cats and hyenas — where they coexisted with hyaenodonts for millions of years.

(Fossil discovery in Tanzania reveals ancient bobcat-sized carnivore, National Science Foundation)