exist

Verb

Meaning

To be as a fact and not as a mode; to have an actual or real being, whether material or spiritual.

To be manifest in any manner; to continue to be; as, great evils existed in his reign.

To live; to have life or the functions of vitality; as, men can not exist water, nor fishes on land.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

be live survive subsist last remain occur continue hold stay stand obtain persist breathe prevail

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Antonyms

travel die belong rifle cease depart

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Hyponyms

come flow hold obtain consist lie

Related terms

existence existential existent

Phrases with the word

exist in ceasing to exist continues to exist exist separately barely exist exist side-by-side

Derivatives

existed existing

Anagrams

exits sixte

Examples

Is there a God? Source: Internet

he could barely exist on such a low wage Source: Internet

Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City? Source: Internet

Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day Source: Internet

A3C chairman Kim Scott said the centre would “use local cyber capability wherever possible”, as well as seek out capability from internationally recognised organisations where “gaps” exist. Source: Internet

1950s–1970s Cinéma-vérité Cinéma vérité (or the closely related direct cinema ) was dependent on some technical advances in order to exist: light, quiet and reliable cameras, and portable sync sound. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

exiplex Exira exis exist again exist for a long time exist for a short time