EXIST


Meaning of EXIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ig-ˈzist ]

intransitive verb

Etymology: Latin exsistere to come into being, exist, from ex- + sistere to stand, stop; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at stand

Date: circa 1568

1.

a. : to have real being whether material or spiritual

did unicorns exist

the largest galaxy known to exist

b. : to have being in a specified place or with respect to understood limitations or conditions

strange ideas exist ed in his mind

2. : to continue to be

racism still exist s in society

3.

a. : to have life or the functions of vitality

we cannot exist without oxygen

b. : to live at an inferior level or under adverse circumstances

the hungry exist ing from day to day

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.