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To have being
live, stay, be alive, exist, remain, continue, rest, endure, go on, stand, subsist, breathe, last, prevail, abide, survive, obtain, move, act, do, hold, have place, be located, occupy a position.
Antonyms die*, disappear, stop.
To happen
take place, come about, transpire*, occur; see happen 2.
To equal
amount to, consist of, comprise; see equal.
To mean
signify, denote, imply; see mean 1.

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