existence

ex·is·tence

 (ĭg-zĭs′təns)

n.

1. The fact or state of existing; being.

2. The fact or state of continued being; life: our brief existence on Earth.

3.

a. All that exists: sang the beauty of all existence.

b. A thing that exists; an entity.

4. A mode or manner of existing: scratched out a meager existence.

5. Specific presence; occurrence: The Geiger counter indicated the existence of radioactivity.

Synonyms: existence, actuality, being
These nouns denote the fact or state of existing: laws in existence for centuries; an idea progressing from possibility to actuality; a nation that came into being after much turmoil.

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existence

(ɪɡˈzɪstəns)

n

1. the fact or state of existing; being

2. the continuance or maintenance of life; living, esp in adverse circumstances: a struggle for existence; she has a wretched existence.

3. something that exists; a being or entity

4. everything that exists, esp that is living

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ex•ist•ence

(ɪgˈzɪs təns)

n.

1. the state or fact of existing; being.

2. continuance in being or life; life: a struggle for existence.

3. mode of existing: They were working for a better existence.

4. all that exists.

5. something that exists; entity.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	existence - the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" being, beingness state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" actuality - the state of actually existing objectively; "a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality" timeless existence, timelessness, eternity - a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife preexistence - existing in a former state or previous to something else coexistence - existing peacefully together subsistence - the state of existing in reality; having substance presence - the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon" life - the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living; "he hoped for a new life in Australia"; "he wanted to live his own life without interference from others" aliveness, animation, living, life - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes" life - a characteristic state or mode of living; "social life"; "city life"; "real life" transcendence, transcendency - a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience possibleness, possibility - capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" nonentity, nonexistence - the state of not existing
	2.	existence - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" cosmos, macrocosm, universe, world, creation natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'" celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky closed universe - (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object - a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere natural order - the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"

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existence

noun

1. reality, being, life, survival, duration, endurance, continuation, subsistence, actuality, continuance Public worries about accidents are threatening the very existence of the nuclear power industry.

2. life, situation, way of life, life style the man who rescued her from her wretched existence

3. creation, life, the world, reality, the human condition, this mortal coil pondering the mysteries of existence

in existence surviving, remaining, functioning, operative, in force, existent, in operation, extant, undestroyed It is the only one of its kind that is in existence.

Quotations
"I think; therefore I am" [René Descartes Discourse on Method]
"Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve" [Erich Fromm Man For Himself]

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existence

noun

1. The fact or state of existing or of being actual:

actuality, being, entity, reality.

2. The period during which someone or something exists:

day (often used in plural), duration, life, lifetime, span, term.

3. One that exists independently:

being, entity, existent, individual, object, something, thing.

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Translations

حَياة، بَقاءوُجود

existence

beståeneksistenslevevis

SeinExistenzLebenVorhandenseinBestehen

ύπαρξηυπόσταση

ekzistado

existencia

olemassaolo

existenceexistant

egzistencijapostojanje

tilveratilvist, líf

esistenza

bestaanvoorkomen

eksistenslivtilværelse

existência

существование

existenciaplatnosť

obstoj

existens

var olmayaşam biçimi

存在生活方式

existence

[ɪgˈzɪstəns] N → existencia f; (= way of life) → vida f
to be in existence → existir
to come into existence → nacer
the only one in existence → el único existente

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existence

[ɪgˈzɪstəns] n → existence f
to be in existence → exister

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

existence

n

→ Existenz f; (of custom, tradition, institution) → Bestehen nt, → Existenz f; to be in existence → existieren, bestehen; to come into existence → entstehen; (person) → auf die Welt kommen; to go out of existence → zu bestehen or existieren aufhören; do you believe in the existence of God? → glauben Sie daran, dass Gott existiert?, glauben Sie an die Existenz Gottes?; the continued existence of slavery → das Weiterbestehen or der Fortbestand der Sklaverei; the only one in existence → der Einzige, den es gibt

(= life) → Leben nt, → Dasein nt, → Existenz f; a miserable existence → ein elendes Leben, ein trostloses Dasein; means of existence → Lebensunterhalt m

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existence

[ɪgˈzɪst/əns] n → esistenza
to be in existence → esistere
to come into existence → essere creato/a
the only one in existence → l'unico esistente

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exist

(igˈzist) verb

1. to be something real or actual. Do ghosts really exist? bestaan يَنْوَجِدُ ،يَتَواجَد، يَكون مَوجوداً съществувам existir existovat existieren eksistere; findes υπάρχωexistir olemas olema وجود داشتن؛ بودن olla olemassa exister לִהיוֹת अस्तित्व होना postojati, biti létezik ada vera til esistere 存在する 존재하다 egzistuoti, būti eksistēt, būt wujud bestaanvære til, eksistere, forekommeistnieć وجوددر لودل، ژوند كول، پايښت در لودل existir a exista существовать existovať obstajati postojati existera, finnas [till] มีจริง var olmak 存在 існувати, жити وجود رکھنا tồn tại 存在

2. to stay alive; to continue to live. It is possible to exist on bread and water. lewe يَعيش съществувам sobreviver žít leben opretholde livet; overleve διατηρούμαι στη ζωή subsistir elama زیستن؛ به حیات ادامه دادن elää subsister לְהִתקָיֵים עַל- जीवित रहना opstati, živjeti (meg)él hidup lifa sopravvivere 生存する 생존하다 egzistuoti, gyventi eksistēt, izdzīvot hidup levenleve, finnes, eksistereżyć, utrzymać się przy życiu ژوند كول sobreviver a trăi существовать žiť preživeti opstati leva มีชีวิต hayatta kalmak 生存 існувати, жити زندہ رہنا tiếp tục sống 生存

exˈistence noun

1. the state of existing. He does not believe in the existence of God; How long has this rule been in existence? bestaan وُجود съществуване existência existence; platnost das Vorhandensein, das Bestehen eksistens; beståen ύπαρξηexistencia olemasolu وجود؛ موجود بودن olemassaolo existence בַּנִמצָא, שֶׁקָיָים अस्तित्व postojanje lét(ezés) keberadaan tilvera esistenza 存在 존재 egzistavimas, buvimas eksistence, pastāvēšana; esamība kewujudan bestaaneksistens, tilværelseistnienie موجوديت، هستى، ژوند، وجود existência exis­tenţă существование existencia; platnosť obstoj postojanje existens, förekomst การดำรงอยู่ var olma 存在 буття; наявність وجود sự tồn tại 存在

2. (a way of) life. an uneventful existence. lewe, bestaan حَياة، بَقاء съществуване existência život das Leben levevis τρόπος ζωήςexistencia eksistents زندگی elämä existenceחיים जीवन življenje lét cara hidup tilvist, líf esistenza 生活 삶 gyvenimas eksistēšana kehidupan bestaantilværelse, livegzystencja ژوند existência viaţă жизнь život bivanje život tillvaro, liv การมีชีวิตอยู่ yaşam biçimi 生活(方式) існування; життя جینے کا ڈھنگ cách sống 生活（方式）

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