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exist

[ ig-zist ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to have actual being; be:

    The world exists, whether you like it or not.

  2. to have life or animation; live.
  3. to continue to be or live:

    Belief in magic still exists.

    Synonyms: remain, stay, endure, last, persist, survive, abide

  4. to have being in a specified place or under certain conditions; be found; occur:

    Hunger exists in many parts of the world.

  5. to achieve the basic needs of existence, as food and shelter:

    He's not living, he's merely existing.



exist

/ ɪɡˈzɪst /

verb

  1. to have being or reality; to be
  2. to eke out a living; stay alive; survive

    I can barely exist on this wage

  3. to be living; live
  4. to be present under specified conditions or in a specified place

    sharks exist in the Pacific

  5. philosophy
    1. to be actual rather than merely possible
    2. to be a member of the domain of some theory, an element of some possible world, etc
    3. to have contingent being while free, responsible, and aware of one's situation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • exˈisting, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ex·ist·er noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exist1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin ex(s)istere “to exist, appear, emerge,” equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + sistere “to stand”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exist1

C17: from Latin exsistere to step forth, from ex- 1+ sistere to stand
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Example Sentences

If you’re looking to upgrade your existing machine, you can usually find options that are easy to install yourself.

These differences exist even as about 2 in 3 Americans, including clear majorities across partisan lines, say the United States should play an active role in the world.

They can’t figure out how they are going to deal with the corruption that exists within the system.

Both fine smoke particles and the coronavirus can be captured by a class of air filters known as MERV-13, which can be installed in many existing heating and air conditioning systems.

From Fortune

Trainor said that while voting by mail has existed for many decades, “this wholesale of just mailing out ballots to anybody and everybody — I think is going to cause mass confusion as we get towards Election Day.”

What conflicts do exist between them derive from misunderstanding and accident.

But in a television landscape still so afraid of showing kids that LGBT people exist, it still feels like a missed opportunity.

While it does service the community, it also gives them a place to call home and exist without any stigmas from the outside world.

Both projects only exist because internet.org enables users to access info via the Internet for free.

They have pushed into just about every other corner of the Caribbean and Central America where airports exist.

When I can cease to remember that the sun shines, that I exist—then, perhaps, I may forget you; but not till then.

Let us imitate the example of the Great Powers; they cannot exist alone, however strong and great they may be.

Since “extremes” are words with no relation between them, Analysis cannot find what does not exist.

The fleet cannot see itself wiped out by degrees; and yet, without the fleet, how are we soldiers to exist?

In such undertakings the State must first be founded, without which the Church cannot exist, as I have said before.

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