[verb] [I] - to be; to be real; to live, or to live in difficult conditionsDo you think God really exists?The realities of poverty exist for a great many people across the globe.Some species exist in this small area of forest and nowhere else on Earth.No-one can be expected to exist on such a low salary.Few people can exist without water for more than a week.
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Meaning of EXIST in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012