exist
to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not.
to have life or animation; live.
Origin of exist
1Other words for exist
Other words from exist
- ex·ist·er, noun
Words Nearby exist
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How to use exist in a sentence
If you’re looking to upgrade your existing machine, you can usually find options that are easy to install yourself.
Six ways to make your ATV even more rugged | By Tyler Freel/Outdoor Life | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThese differences exist even as about 2 in 3 Americans, including clear majorities across partisan lines, say the United States should play an active role in the world.
Poll: Sharp partisan differences now exist on foreign policy, views of American exceptionalism | Dan Balz, Scott Clement | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThey can’t figure out how they are going to deal with the corruption that exists within the system.
Trump’s most popular YouTube ad is a stew of manipulated video | Glenn Kessler, Meg Kelly | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostBoth fine smoke particles and the coronavirus can be captured by a class of air filters known as MERV-13, which can be installed in many existing heating and air conditioning systems.
Wildfire smoke and COVID-19 are a one-two punch for indoor air quality across the U.S. | dzanemorris | September 17, 2020 | FortuneTrainor said that while voting by mail has existed for many decades, “this wholesale of just mailing out ballots to anybody and everybody — I think is going to cause mass confusion as we get towards Election Day.”
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington Post
What conflicts do exist between them derive from misunderstanding and accident.
But in a television landscape still so afraid of showing kids that LGBT people exist, it still feels like a missed opportunity.
Yep, Korra and Asami Went in the Spirit Portal and Probably Kissed | Melissa Leon | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile it does service the community, it also gives them a place to call home and exist without any stigmas from the outside world.
Both projects only exist because internet.org enables users to access info via the Internet for free.
They have pushed into just about every other corner of the Caribbean and Central America where airports exist.
When I can cease to remember that the sun shines, that I exist—then, perhaps, I may forget you; but not till then.
Let us imitate the example of the Great Powers; they cannot exist alone, however strong and great they may be.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanSince “extremes” are words with no relation between them, Analysis cannot find what does not exist.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The fleet cannot see itself wiped out by degrees; and yet, without the fleet, how are we soldiers to exist?
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonIn such undertakings the State must first be founded, without which the Church cannot exist, as I have said before.
British Dictionary definitions for exist
/ (ɪɡˈzɪst) /
to have being or reality; to be
to eke out a living; stay alive; survive: I can barely exist on this wage
to be living; live
to be present under specified conditions or in a specified place: sharks exist in the Pacific
philosophy
to be actual rather than merely possible
to be a member of the domain of some theory, an element of some possible world, etc
to have contingent being while free, responsible, and aware of one's situation
Origin of exist
1Derived forms of exist
- existing, adjective
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