exist
ɪɡˈzɪst
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Verb

intr.
1.
presencebe present in a specific place or condition
  • Many species exist only in remote areas.
live occur subsist
2.
actualityTECH.be actual rather than possibleTECH.
  • The threat of war exists.
live occur
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Expressions with exist

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live with very little money
After losing his job, he had to exist on a shoestring.
accepted as real, but having no true form or effect
Their committee exists in name only and never makes decisions.
stop being present or alive completely
If the company loses money, it may cease to exist.
used to say something is present
There exist many solutions to this problem.

Origin of exist

Latin, existere (to stand out, emerge)

Terms with exist included in their meaning

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diev.
life
stop living or cease to exist
physical presence
exist at a specific location or place
endv.
limit
exist up to a certain point
potential
that may exist or happen
bev.
life
exist or live
initiation
come into existence or start to exist
end existence
cause something to cease to exist
nonexistent place
place that does not exist or is unknown

Examples of exist in a sentence

  • Does life exist beyond Earth?
  • Ghosts are said to exist in folklore.
  • The possibility of life on Mars may exist.

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  1. French:exister, subsister, ...
  2. German:existieren, ...
  3. Italian:esistere, sussistere, ...
  4. Spanish:existir, estar presente, ...
  5. Portuguese:existir, ser real, ...
  6. Chinese:存在, 实际存在, ...
  7. Japanese:存在する, 実在する, ...
  8. Arabic:وَجَدَ, وُجِدَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִתְקַיֵּם, ...
  10. Russian:существовать, быть, ...
  11. Ukrainian:існувати, ...
  12. Hindi:मौजूद होना, वास्तव में होना, ...
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