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ex·ist
(ĭg-zĭst′)intr.v. ex·ist·ed, ex·ist·ing, ex·ists
1. To have actual being; be real.
2. To have life; live: one of the worst actors that ever existed.
3. To live at a minimal level; subsist: barely enough income on which to exist.
4. To continue to be; persist: old customs that still exist in rural areas.
5. To be present under certain circumstances or in a specified place; occur: "Wealth and poverty exist in every demographic category" (Thomas G. Exter).
[Latin existere, exsistere, to come forth, be manifest : ex-, ex- + sistere, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
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exist
(ɪɡˈzɪst)vb (intr)
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) philosophy
a. to be actual rather than merely possible
b. to be a member of the domain of some theory, an element of some possible world, etc
c. to have contingent being while free, responsible, and aware of one's situation
[C17: from Latin exsistere to step forth, from ex-1 + sistere to stand]
exˈisting adj
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ex•ist
(ɪgˈzɪst)v.i.
1. to have actual being; be.
2. to have life or animation; live.
3. to continue to be or live: Belief in magic still exists.
4. to have being in a specified place or under certain conditions; be found; occur.
5. to achieve the basic needs of existence, as food and shelter.
[1595–1605; < Latin ex(s)istere to appear, emerge]
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exist
If something exists, it is actually present in the world.
It is clear that a serious problem exists.
They walked through my office as if I didn't exist.
When exist has this meaning, don't use it in a progressive form. Don't say, for example, 'It is clear that a serious problem is existing'.
You also use exist to say that someone manages to live under difficult conditions or with very little food or money.
How can we exist out here?
The whole band exist on a diet of chocolate and crisps.
When exist has this meaning, it can be used in a progressive form.
People were existing on a hundred grams of bread a day.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
exist
Past participle: existed
Gerund: existing
| Imperative |
|---|
| exist |
| exist |
| Present |
|---|
| I exist |
| you exist |
| he/she/it exists |
| we exist |
| you exist |
| they exist |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I existed |
| you existed |
| he/she/it existed |
| we existed |
| you existed |
| they existed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am existing |
| you are existing |
| he/she/it is existing |
| we are existing |
| you are existing |
| they are existing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have existed |
| you have existed |
| he/she/it has existed |
| we have existed |
| you have existed |
| they have existed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was existing |
| you were existing |
| he/she/it was existing |
| we were existing |
| you were existing |
| they were existing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had existed |
| you had existed |
| he/she/it had existed |
| we had existed |
| you had existed |
| they had existed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will exist |
| you will exist |
| he/she/it will exist |
| we will exist |
| you will exist |
| they will exist |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have existed |
| you will have existed |
| he/she/it will have existed |
| we will have existed |
| you will have existed |
| they will have existed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be existing |
| you will be existing |
| he/she/it will be existing |
| we will be existing |
| you will be existing |
| they will be existing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been existing |
| you have been existing |
| he/she/it has been existing |
| we have been existing |
| you have been existing |
| they have been existing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been existing |
| you will have been existing |
| he/she/it will have been existing |
| we will have been existing |
| you will have been existing |
| they will have been existing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been existing |
| you had been existing |
| he/she/it had been existing |
| we had been existing |
| you had been existing |
| they had been existing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would exist |
| you would exist |
| he/she/it would exist |
| we would exist |
| you would exist |
| they would exist |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have existed |
| you would have existed |
| he/she/it would have existed |
| we would have existed |
| you would have existed |
| they would have existed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | exist - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" come - be found or available; "These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled" preexist - exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?" indwell - to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle prevail, obtain, hold - be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" consist, lie in, dwell, lie - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" flow - be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding" distribute - be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute" inhabit, dwell - exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind" |
| 2. | exist - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" breathe - be alive; "Every creature that breathes" freewheel, drift - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" live on, survive, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" |
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exist
verb
1. live, be present, be living, last, survive, breathe, endure, be in existence, be, be extant, have breath Many people believe that the Loch Ness Monster does exist.
3. survive, stay alive, make ends meet, subsist, eke out a living, scrape by, scrimp and save, support yourself, keep your head above water, get along or by the problems of having to exist on unemployment benefit
Usage: Although be extant is given as a synonym of exist, according to some, extant should properly only be used where there is a connotation of survival, often against all odds: the oldest extant document dates from 1492. Using extant where the phrase in existence can be substituted, would on this view be incorrect: in existence (not extant) for nearly 15 years, they have been consistently one of the finest rock bands on the planet. In practice, however, the distinct meanings of the two phrases often overlap: these beasts, the largest primates on the planet and the greatest of the great apes, are man's closest living relatives and the only extant primates with which we share close physical characteristics.
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exist
verb1. To have being or actuality:
2. To have an inherent basis:
3. To have reality or life:
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Translations
يَعيشيَنْوَجِدُ ،يَتَواجَد، يَكون مَوجوداًيوجدُ
existovat
eksisterefindesoverleve
ekzisti
olla olemassaolla
postojatibivstvovatiegzistiratiopstojati
éllétezikmegélvan
lifavera til
存在する
존재하다
existereexsistere
buvimasegzistuotigyvenimas
eksistēt, būteksistēt, izdzīvot
existovať
obstajatiživeti
existera
มีอยู่จริง
tồn tại
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exist
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
exist
(igˈzist) verb1. to be something real or actual. Do ghosts really exist?
2. to stay alive; to continue to live. It is possible to exist on bread and water.
exˈistence noun1. the state of existing. He does not believe in the existence of God; How long has this rule been in existence?
2. (a way of) life. an uneventful existence.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
exist
→ يوجدُ existovat eksistere existieren υπάρχω existir olla olemassa exister postojati esistere 存在する 존재하다 bestaan eksistere zaistnieć existir существовать existera มีอยู่จริง var olmak tồn tại 存在Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
exist
vi. existir, ser, vivir; subsistir.
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