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