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- Dictionaryex·ist/iɡˈzist/
verb
- 1. have objective reality or being: "there existed no organization to cope with espionage" Similar
- 2. live, especially under adverse conditions: "only a minority of people exist on unemployment benefits alone" Similar
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The meaning of EXIST is to have real being whether material or spiritual. How to use exist in a sentence.
to be present or be a condition: Your local agency can tell you if a similar program exists in your community. exist verb [I] (LIVE) to be able to live: No one can be expected to exist on such a low salary.
Exist definition: to have actual being; be. See examples of EXIST used in a sentence.
The verb exist means to live, to have reality. Dodos no longer exist because they were hunted to extinction. It's not only "live" things that exist. The government exists, as does your fear of heights. Anything that can be acknowledged in the present, exists.
To exist means to live, especially under difficult conditions or with very little food or money. I exist from one visit to the next. [VERB] I was barely existing. [VERB] ...the problems of having to exist on unemployment benefit. [VERB + on] Synonyms: survive, stay alive, make ends meet, subsist More Synonyms of exist. More Synonyms of exist.
to be present or be a condition: Your local agency can tell you if a similar program exists in your community. exist verb [I] (LIVE) to be able to live: No one can be expected to exist on such a low salary.
Definition of exist verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
exist meaning, definition, what is exist: to happen or be present in a particular ...: Learn more.
To have reality or actual being; be. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To have life; live. One of the worst actors that ever existed. American Heritage. To live at a minimal level; subsist. Barely enough income on which to exist. American Heritage. To continue being; live. The refugees barely exist. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
