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to exist

to exist

1.0
To be real or present in the world
  • verb
  • /ɪɡˈzɪst/
translation icon : existir
  • It does, but they exist in large numbers.
  • differences exist
  • evidence exists
  • already exists

Does that liminal space exist in time and space?

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Examples

  • But if such a book exists, what would it contain?

  • A range of other arrangements now exist in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I think, wow, people like that exist and leave it at that.

  • So they kind of exist in both states.

  • But the past no longer exists for you and me.

  • Six weeks ago I had no idea you existed, and there you were.

  • - Do they know this film exists?

  • At that point, human beings began to exist sometime later.

  • Yes, it would be great, but these stories don't exist on any major scale yet.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many ancient creatures still exist today, showing that life can endure through ages.

Synonyms

to be
vsto exist
1.0

Exist in a place or state

emphasize having actual being in reality rather than mere placement or state

Antonyms

1.0

To stop being seen or to no longer be there

324 3.6

To stop or come to an end

How Present

to pervade
22 6.7
to inhabit
44 3.6
to exist
1.0
to occur
910 2.1
to appear
873 1.0

Surface Forms

exist infinitive
existed past
existed past participle
existing present participle
exists third person singular

Etymology

The word exist comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and sistere 'to stand'. So to exist is like 'standing out' into the world, meaning to be real or present.