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1 to have life stories that begin with the familiar line “once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden” Synonyms breathe, exist, live, subsist Related Words abide, continue, endure, hold on, hold up, keep (on), kick, last, lead, persist, rule, run on, survive; move; flourish, prosper, thrive Near Antonyms disappear, evaporate, vanish; cease, desist, discontinue, end, quit, stop; abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane Antonyms depart, die, expire, pass away, perish, succumb

2 to occupy a place or location we'll be there waiting for you Synonyms stand, bear, lie, sitRelated Words command, overlook; hang around, remain, rest, stay, stick around, tarry; await, wait; post, station; dwell, reside

3 to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division Synonyms rank, grade, place, rate, standRelated Words seed; count; categorize, class, classify, codify, compartmentalize, group, separate, set, sort; install, instate

4 to take place the party is next Saturday Synonyms happen, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go down [slang], go on, hap, occur, pass, transpireRelated Words break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up); intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed