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exist
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ex·ist  (g-zst)
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 st- in Indo-European roots.]

exist
Verb
1. to have being or reality; be: does God exist?
2. to only just be able to keep oneself alive, esp. because of poverty or hunger
3. to be living; live
4. to be present under specified conditions or in a specified place [Latin exsistere to step forth]
existing adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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?"
kick about, kick around, knock about - be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?"
coexist - exist together
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"
endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
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?"

exist
verb 1. live, be present, be living, last, survive, breathe, endure, be in existence, be, be extant, have breath
2. occur, happen, stand, remain, obtain, be present, prevail, abide
verb 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
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 in 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.
Translations
exist [ɪgˈzɪst] viexistir

exist [ɪgˈzɪst] viexister

exist [ɪgˈzɪst] viexistieren

exist [ɪgˈzɪst] viesistere

exist
v exist [igˈzist]
1 to be something real or actual Do ghosts really exist? bestaan يَنْوَجِدُ ،يَتَواجَد، يَكون مَوجوداً съществувам existovat eksistere; findes existieren υπάρχω existir olemas olema وجود داشتن؛ بودن olla olemassa exister לִהיוֹת अस्तित्व होना postojati, biti létezik ada vera til esistere 存在する 존재하다, (특별한 장소·상태에) 있다 egzistuoti, būti eksistēt, būt wujud bestaan være til, eksistere, forekomme istnieć existir a exista существовать existovať obstajati postojati existera, finnas [] มีจริง var olmak 存在 існувати, жити وجود رکھنا tồn tại
2 to stay alive; to continue to live It is possible to exist on bread and water. lewe يَعيش съществувам žít opretholde livet; overleve leben 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 leven leve, finnes, eksistere żyć, utrzymać się przy życiu sobreviver a trăi существовать žiť preživeti opstati leva มีชีวิต hayatta kalmak 生存 існувати, жити زندہ رہنا tiếp tục sống
n exˈistence
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 existence; platnost eksistens; beståen das Vorhandensein, das Bestehen ύπαρξη existencia olemasolu وجود؛ موجود بودن olemassaolo existence בַּנִמצָא, שֶׁקָיָים अस्तित्व postojanje lét(ezés) keberadaan tilvera esistenza 存在 존재, 생존 egzistavimas, buvimas eksistence, pastāvēšana; esamība kewujudan bestaan eksistens, tilværelse istnienie existência exis­tenţă существование existencia; platnosť obstoj postojanje existens, förekomst การดำรงอยู่ var olma 存在 буття; наявність وجود sự tồn tại
2 (a way of) life an uneventful existence. lewe, bestaan حَياة، بَقاء съществуване život levevis das Leben τρόπος ζωής existencia eksistents زندگی elämä existence חָיִים जीवन življenje lét cara hidup tilvist, líf esistenza 生活 생활 (양식) gyvenimas eksistēšana kehidupan bestaan tilværelse, liv egzystencja 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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