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- pronunciation:
- ihg
zIst
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word History, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
exists, existing, existed |
definition 1: |
to have being or reality.
Unicorns do not exist in the real world.Engine-powered airplanes did not exist in the nineteenth century.A lot of truth exists in what she's saying.At that time, there existed a cable car that went up the side of the mountain, but it stopped running long ago.[there + verb + noun
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- synonyms:
- be
- similar words:
- dwell, happen, obtain, occur, prevail, reside
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definition 2: |
to maintain one's being or survival; endure; survive.
How can you exist making so little money?He existed on berries and insects until he was rescued.- synonyms:
- endure, live, subsist, survive
- similar words:
- dwell, get along, manage, persist, prevail, thrive
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definition 3: |
to be alive; live.
Dinosaurs no longer exist on this planet.There once existed numerous other species of amphibians on the island.[there + verb + noun
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- synonyms:
- breathe, live
- similar words:
- abide, flourish, subsist, survive
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related words: |
range, remain, stand |
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derivation: |
existing (adj.) |
Exist comes from a Latin word that means "to stand forth" or "to emerge."
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