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| alien |
a living being from another planet; extraterrestrial. There is no evidence that aliens exist, but many people believe there is life on other planets. [1/5 definitions] |
| be |
to live or exist. [1/8 definitions] |
| bring about |
to cause to happen or exist. |
| creation |
the act of creating or of causing something to exist. [1/3 definitions] |
| disappear |
to exist no longer. [1/2 definitions] |
| endangered |
in danger of becoming extinct. When a type of animal is endangered, it means that few of these animals exist now, and it is possible that there will be no more of these animals in the future. [1/2 definitions] |
| establish |
to successfully start or make something that did not exist before. [1/2 definitions] |
| future tense |
a form of a verb that shows that something will happen or a condition will exist in the future. In the sentence "We will go to the zoo," "will go" is in the future tense. |
| lie2 |
to be placed; exist (followed by "on," "with," or "upon"). [1/4 definitions] |
| number |
to exist in a certain amount. [1/11 definitions] |
| seem |
to appear to be true or appear to exist. [1/2 definitions] |
| survive |
to continue to exist or be in use. [1/3 definitions] |
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