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Exists Pronunciation
Exists is pronounced ig-ZISTS, IPA /ɪgˈzɪsts/.
ig-ZISTS
US /ɪgˈzɪsts/ · UK /ɛgˈzɪsts/
Syllables: ig · ZISTS (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: Is real, or is there to be found.
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Exists in a Sentence
- No record of the meeting exists.
- A shorter route exists but it is unpaved.
- The species still exists in two valleys.
Common Mispronunciations of Exists
Not ig-ZIST-ez
The -s adds no beat. The word closes on a run of three consonants, sts, said in one movement.
Not ig-ZIS
Both of those s sounds have to be heard, with a t wedged between them.
Tip: Practise the ending alone, ists, as in lists and fists, then put ig-Z in front of it.
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