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exist definition

ex·ist (eg zist′, ig-)

intransitive verb

  1. to have reality or actual being; be
  2. to occur or be present the qualities that exist in a person
  3. to continue being; live the refugees barely exist

Etymology: Fr exister < L existere, exsistere, to come forth, stand forth < ex-, out + sistere, to cause to stand, set, place, caus. of stare, stand

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exist Synonyms

exist

v.

  1. To have being

    breathe, live, survive; see be 1.

  2. To carry on life

    be alive, endure, go on; see endure 1, subsist.


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exist Usage Examples

Object

  • legislation: We also hope the Government will proceed with a Regulatory Reform ( Fire Safety ) Order to overhaul and consolidate existing fragmented legislation.

Adjective complement

  • aerial: If you live in an area without a digital signal, you may need to upgrade your existing aerial.

Used with why or when

  • which: There is no state of being in which you could exist which would be outside the eternal love of Christ.

Infinitive complement

  • promote: GHT exists to promote the best quality of life for people living with HIV in the North West.

Preposition: in

  • isolation: Promotion is crucial: a project cannot exist in isolation but depends on the participation of many other parties.

Preposition: for

  • compatibility: Note: This method exists for backward binary compatibility with earlier versions of the Swing library.
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exist quotes

Les faits ne sont rien, ils n'existent pas, il ne subsiste de nous que des Ide¤  es. Deeds are nothing. They do not exist.Only our ideas survive.

-Balzac, Honore¤   de

Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it.

-Burroughs,William S(eward)

A man said to the universe: 'Sir, I exist!' 'However,'replied the universe, 'The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation.'

-Crane, Stephen

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