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ex·ist E0276800 (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.]exist (ɪɡˈzɪst) vb (intr) 1. to have being or reality; to be2. to eke out a living; stay alive; survive: I can barely exist on this wage. 3. to be living; live4. 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 possibleb. to be a member of the domain of some theory, an element of some possible world, etcc. 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 adjex•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] existIf 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.exist
Past participle: existed
Gerund: existing
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| I exist | | you exist | | he/she/it exists | | we exist | | you exist | | they exist |
| Preterite |
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| I existed | | you existed | | he/she/it existed | | we existed | | you existed | | they existed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am existing | | you are existing | | he/she/it is existing | | we are existing | | you are existing | | they are existing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have existed | | you have existed | | he/she/it has existed | | we have existed | | you have existed | | they have existed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was existing | | you were existing | | he/she/it was existing | | we were existing | | you were existing | | they were existing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had existed | | you had existed | | he/she/it had existed | | we had existed | | you had existed | | they had existed |
| Future |
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| I will exist | | you will exist | | he/she/it will exist | | we will exist | | you will exist | | they will exist |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would exist | | you would exist | | he/she/it would exist | | we would exist | | you would exist | | they would exist |
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| 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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | exist - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"become - 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 togetherindwell - to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principleprevail, 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"subsist, survive, livebreathe - 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?" |
existverb1. 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.2. occur, happen, stand, remain, obtain, be present, prevail, abide the social climate which existed 20 years ago3. 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 benefitUsage: 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.existverb1. To have being or actuality:be, subsist.2. To have an inherent basis:consist, dwell, inhere, lie, repose, reside, rest.3. To have reality or life:be, breathe, live, subsist.Translationsexist (igˈzist) verb1. to be something real or actual. Do ghosts really exist? 存在 存在2. to stay alive; to continue to live. It is possible to exist on bread and water. 生存 生存exˈistence noun1. the state of existing. He does not believe in the existence of God; How long has this rule been in existence? 存在 存在2. (a way of) life. an uneventful existence. 生活(方式) 生活（方式） exist
exist on borrowed timeTo live or exist in a temporary and/or tenuous position, which may come to an end suddenly and abruptly. The small aboriginal population has been existing on borrowed time since the invaders began colonizing their land. Accidents and disease can strike so unexpectedly that it feels like we're all existing on borrowed time.See also: borrow, exist, on, timepardon me for living/breathing/existing/etc.An angry, exasperated response to a criticism or rebuke that one feels is unwarranted or unjustified, especially since they believe they did something very minimal or nothing at all. (Any verb that approximately means "living" can be used after "for.") A: "Would you please just sit down and stop getting in my way?" B: "Well, pardon me for breathing!" You don't need to get so upset, I was just suggesting you ask for directions. Pardon me for living!See also: breathing, exist, living, pardonPardon me for existing!An angry, exasperated response to a criticism or rebuke that one feels is unwarranted or unjustified, especially since they believe they did something very minimal or nothing at all. A: "Would you please just sit down and stop getting in my way?" B: "Well, pardon me for existing!" You don't need to get so upset, I was just suggesting you ask for directions. Pardon me for existing!See also: pardonif God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent HimA sentiment expressed by 18th-century French philosopher Voltaire that emphasizes the human need to believe in a divine being. People can't help it—they need something bigger than themselves to believe in, so if God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.See also: did, god, if, invent, necessary, notIf God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.Prov. People need a deity to worship. (This is an English translation of a quote from Voltaire. It is often parodied, using a person's name instead of God and implying that the person is somehow necessary.) The atheist tried to convince Jerry that God does not exist, and that people should not waste their time worshiping Him. "But you can't stop people from worshiping God," Jerry replied. "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him." The unscrupulous mayor was such a convenient scapegoat for the city's problems that if she had not existed, it would have been necessary to invent her.See also: did, god, if, invent, necessary, nothand to mouth, exist/live fromLiving with a minimum of sustenance or support. This term, which dates from about 1500, implies that one has so little to live on that whatever comes to hand is consumed. “I subsist, as the poor are vulgarly said to do, from hand to mouth,” wrote the poet William Cowper (1790).See also: exist, hand, liveEXIST
EXIST.On drawings, abbr. for “existing.”MedicalSeeexistenceEXIST
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| EXIST➣Existing | | EXIST➣Energetic X-Ray Imaging Survey Telescope |
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Synonyms for existverb liveSynonyms- live
- be present
- be living
- last
- survive
- breathe
- endure
- be in existence
- be
- be extant
- have breath
verb occurSynonyms- occur
- happen
- stand
- remain
- obtain
- be present
- prevail
- abide
verb surviveSynonyms- 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
Synonyms for existverb to have being or actualitySynonymsverb to have an inherent basisSynonyms- consist
- dwell
- inhere
- lie
- repose
- reside
- rest
verb to have reality or lifeSynonymsSynonyms for existverb have an existence, be extantSynonymsRelated Words- come
- preexist
- kick about
- kick around
- knock about
- coexist
- indwell
- prevail
- obtain
- hold
- consist
- lie in
- dwell
- lie
- endanger
- imperil
- jeopardise
- jeopardize
- menace
- peril
- threaten
- flow
- distribute
- inhabit
verb support oneselfSynonymsRelated Words- breathe
- freewheel
- drift
- live on
- survive
- last
- live
- endure
- hold out
- hold up
- go
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