to coexist
- verb
- /ˌkoʊɪkˈzɪst/
- Different species can coexist in the same habitat without competing for resources.
- peacefully coexist
- two sides coexist
- political systems coexist
And those two things can coexist and mean the same thing.
- And those two things can coexist and mean the same thing.
- The vulnerable and grandiose types typically coexist in the same person.
- You're thinking that these things can coexist and that it's not problematic.
- Freedom and compassion can coexist, but it requires work and patience.
- So all of those levels coexist at the same time.
- So I just don't know, you know, can science and God coexist?
- Yes, coffee and pizza do not taste good together, but they can coexist.
- Of course, fox and hedgehog can coexist peacefully within one and the same person.
- I look forward to a day where women and fish can coexist.
Examples
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The same four concurrent conditions that gave rise to the 1994-99 episode coexist today.
Academic text (2017) -
Do you see that disappointment and love can coexist, and it often does.
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And at the same time, they coexist as one.
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So all of those levels coexist at the same time.
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And that means that they can all go grow and they can all coexist in the same space.
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Four conditions had to coexist in order for the episode to develop.
Academic text (2017) -
We can find a way to coexist.
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Freedom and compassion can coexist, but it requires work and patience.
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For decades to come, however, Japan will have to coexist with nuclear-armed countries.
Academic text (1990) -
Hindus and Muslims can coexist peacefully in India.
Synonyms
To exist together in the same place or at the same time
To exist together in the same place, often for ideas, groups, or systems
Antonyms
How Peaceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coexist comes from the prefix co- meaning 'together' and the verb exist meaning 'to be', and you can see co- in common words like cooperate and coworker. That's why coexist means 'to be together' in the same place or time, often living side by side without fighting.