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Hyphenation for “exist”

Showing how to split the syllables of “exist”.

What is the correct hyphenation for “exist”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "exist" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “exist” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „exist“ ⟶ „ex-ist“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "exist"

exist >> ɪɡˈzɪst

Definition: [verb] have objective reality or being.
Example: dossiers existed on almost everyone of prominence

Synonyms of "exist"

live | be alive | be living | have life | breathe | draw breath | be | have being | have existence | be extant |

Definition: [verb] live, especially under adverse conditions.
Example: a minority of people exist on unemployment benefit alone

Synonyms of "exist"

survive | subsist | live | stay alive | support oneself | eke out a living | eke out an existence | manage | make do | keep going | struggle along | scrape by | keep one's head above water | make ends meet | get by | keep the wolf from the door |