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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

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.

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.
  • customer: They will also cover existing customers where flood defenses will be completed within five years.
  • today: All through intelligence circles people had chosen sides and the two UFO factions that exist today were born.
  • infrastructure: Maximizing the use of existing radio infrastructure has to be in the public interest.
  • building: Offer the same system for refurbishment of existing buildings.
  • arrangement: Aims The purpose of this body would be to strengthen existing arrangements for the handling of food safety matters.

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.
  • that: An interesting if brief history of the real life Scorpion King, presuming such a man existed that is.
  • where: ECUMENICAL COOPERATION Several networks exist where information and experience can be shared.
  • when: The wallpaper and curtains reproduce those which existed when the room was occupied by the Duchess of Kent and Princess Victoria.

Infinitive complement

  • promote: GHT exists to promote the best quality of life for people living with HIV in the North West.
  • protect: MRECs exist primarily to protect research subjects from harm, to facilitate good quality research and to protect researchers.
  • help: More than 50 organizations exist to help the criminal but only a handful struggle to help the victims.
  • ensure: NCVO believes that sufficient regulation already exists to ensure that organizations fundraise in ways that are lawful.

Preposition: in

  • isolation: Promotion is crucial: a project cannot exist in isolation but depends on the participation of many other parties.
  • vacuum: Oxford University no longer exists in an academic vacuum, safe from the scrutiny of the outside world.
  • realm: A ghost or spirit is the life force of someone who has died, but not ceased to exist in this realm.
  • imagination: Others see them as purely fantastical creatures existing only in the imaginations and storybooks of the young.

Preposition: for

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