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Meaning of "exist" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXIST

From Latin exsistere to step forth, from ex-1 + sistere to stand.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXIST

exist  [ɪɡˈzɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exist is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb exist in English.

WHAT DOES EXIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Exist

Exist may refer to: ▪ Existence ▪ eXist, an open source database management system built on XML ▪ Existential quantification, in logic and mathematics ▪ Energetic X-ray Survey Telescope, a proposed hard X-ray imaging all-sky deep survey mission ▪ Exists, formerly Exist, a Malaysian band ▪ Exists, a 2014 horror film...

Definition of exist in the English dictionary

The first definition of exist in the dictionary is to have being or reality; to be. Other definition of exist is to eke out a living; stay alive; survive. Exist is also to be living; live.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXIST

PRESENT

Present
I exist
you exist
he/she/it exists
we exist
you exist
they exist
Present continuous
I am existing
you are existing
he/she/it is existing
we are existing
you are existing
they are existing
Present perfect
I have existed
you have existed
he/she/it has existed
we have existed
you have existed
they have existed
Present perfect continuous
I have been existing
you have been existing
he/she/it has been existing
we have been existing
you have been existing
they have been existing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I existed
you existed
he/she/it existed
we existed
you existed
they existed
Past continuous
I was existing
you were existing
he/she/it was existing
we were existing
you were existing
they were existing
Past perfect
I had existed
you had existed
he/she/it had existed
we had existed
you had existed
they had existed
Past perfect continuous
I had been existing
you had been existing
he/she/it had been existing
we had been existing
you had been existing
they had been existing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will exist
you will exist
he/she/it will exist
we will exist
you will exist
they will exist
Future continuous
I will be existing
you will be existing
he/she/it will be existing
we will be existing
you will be existing
they will be existing
Future perfect
I will have existed
you will have existed
he/she/it will have existed
we will have existed
you will have existed
they will have existed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been existing
you will have been existing
he/she/it will have been existing
we will have been existing
you will have been existing
they will have been existing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would exist
you would exist
he/she/it would exist
we would exist
you would exist
they would exist
Conditional continuous
I would be existing
you would be existing
he/she/it would be existing
we would be existing
you would be existing
they would be existing
Conditional perfect
I would have exist
you would have exist
he/she/it would have exist
we would have exist
you would have exist
they would have exist
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been existing
you would have been existing
he/she/it would have been existing
we would have been existing
you would have been existing
they would have been existing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you exist
we let´s exist
you exist
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to exist
Past participle
existed
Present Participle
existing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXIST


coexist
ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪst
desist
dɪˈzɪst
photoresist
ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈzɪst
pre-exist
ˈpriːɪɡˈzɪst
radiesthesist
ˌreɪdɪəsˈθiːzɪst
resist
rɪˈzɪst
run-resist
ˈrʌnrɪˌzɪst
sizeist
ˈsaɪzɪst
sizist
ˈsaɪzɪst
Spinozist
spɪˈnəʊzɪst
trapezist
trəˈpiːzɪst
xyst
zɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXIST

exilable
exile
exiled
exiler
exilian
exilic
exility
eximious
eximiously
exine
existence
existent
existential
existential quantifier
existentialism
existentialist
existentially
existing
exit
exit interview

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXIST

A list
A-list
alchemist
antisexist
artist
assist
Christ
exorcist
heterosexist
laxist
list
Marxist
nonsexist
paradoxist
playlist
sexist
specialist
tourist
unsexist
wish list

Synonyms and antonyms of exist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXIST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «exist» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of exist

Translation of «exist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXIST

Find out the translation of exist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

存在
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

existir
570 millions of speakers

English

exist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौजूद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يوجدُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

существовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

existir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exister
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wujud
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

existieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

存在する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

존재하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tồn tại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्तित्वात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

var olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esistere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaistnieć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

існувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a exista
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπάρχω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bestaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

existera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eksistere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXIST»

The term «exist» is very widely used and occupies the 4.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «exist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «exist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exist

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word exist.
1
Gautam Adani
Along with opportunities, there also exist many other tricky and complex issues to be managed in India. These include tackling both policy-level challenges and infrastructure challenges.
2
Eric Andre
I have a karaoke punk band called The Ungrateful Dead, but we don't exist yet.
3
Fredrik Bajer
Naturally, business and pleasure can be readily combined, but a certain balance should exist, and the latter should not predominate over the former.
4
Howard Berman
American foreign policy has been - and must continue to be - based on unequivocal support for Israel's right to exist and to be free from terror.
5
Kurt Bills
Since scarcity is the basic economic problem, if it does not exist then there is no reason for my economics course. Devoting time to the study of how people use limited resources to fulfill unlimited wants and needs should help us to discover how to best utilize the resources we have at our disposal.
6
Sandra Bullock
Human beings exist that have integrity, that know how to keep their mouth shut, that know the bigger picture, that don't sell out their friends.
7
Martin Van Buren
Banks properly established and conducted are highly useful to the business of the country, and will doubtless continue to exist in the States so long as they conform to their laws and are found to be safe and beneficial.
8
Lord Byron
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.
9
Ha-Joon Chang
Why do tax havens exist? Because rich countries allow them to. If the U.S. came down on tax havens in the same way they come down on countries that trade with Iran and Cuba, we'd have no tax havens in the world.
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Dave Checketts
I exist in a world that's pretty gruesome. All I can tell you is this: I'm trying to keep my balance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXIST»

Discover the use of exist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
The Washington Post Notable Non-Fiction of 2013 “I can imagine few more enjoyable ways of thinking than to read this book.”—Sarah Bakewell, New York Times Book Review, front-page review Tackling the “darkest question in all of ...
Jim Holt, 2012
2
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist
Shares tips and techniques on creating a realistic picture of aliens and creatures, places, and machines.
James Gurney, 2009
3
Does God Exist?: The Debate Between Theists & Atheists
In a lively debate, which includes questions from the audience, Christian philosopher and ethicist J.P. Moreland and Kai Neilsen, one of today's best-known atheist philosophers, go head to head on the fundamental issues and questions that ...
James Porter Moreland, Kai Nielsen, 1990
4
Do 'Zimbabweans' Exist?: Trajectories of Nationalism, ...
This book examines the triumphs and tribulations of the Zimbabwean national project, providing a radical and critical analysis of the fossilisation of Zimbabwean nationalism against the wider context of African nationalism in general.
Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 2009
5
Translation Universals: Do They Exist?
Research into this is new: serious empirical work only began in the late nineties. The present volume offers the state of the art on the issue.
Anna Mauranen, Pekka Kujamäki, 2004
6
Did Jesus Exist?
Professor Wells argues that there was no historical Jesus, and in thus arguing he deals with the many recent writers who have interpreted the historical Jesus as some kind of political figure in the struggle against Rome, and calls in ...
George Albert Wells, 1975
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Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
Throughout Did Jesus Exist? Ehrman establishes the criterion for any genuine historical investigation and provides a robust defense of the methods required to discover the Jesus of history.
Bart D. Ehrman, 2012
8
Life! Why We Exist... and What We Must Do to Survive
Those with a more spiritual outlook might claim that science only tells part of the story, that the ultimate answer rests on faith. And philosophers may raise an eyebrow at any attempt to achieve an ultimate answer.
Martin G. Walker, 2006
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Does God Exist?: A Dialogue
Moody maps the spectrum of philosophical arguments and counterarguments for the existence of God.
Todd C. Moody, 1996
10
Reversibility - does it exist?
Following the 1994 conference Restoration - Is it acceptable?, the 1999 British Museum conference focused on the reversibility of the main processes of conservation: cleaning, stabilising, repair amd restoration.
W. A. Oddy, Sara Carroll, British Museum, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Real Vampires Exist, and They Need Counseling Too
But then he discovered that vampires who feed on other people's blood exist, though they don't necessarily have fangs or capes. So he set out ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Why Does Paula Deen Exist?
MIAMI BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 22: Chef Paula Deen onstage at the KitchenAid Culinary Demonstrations during the 2015 Food Network ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
How Hunger and Nukes Co-exist in Kim Jong Un's 'People's Paradise'
The TV screens on the Russian Tupolev plane are showing a performance by the Moranbong music group. “Kim Jong Un personally selected ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
11 Georgia laws drivers don't know exist
ATLANTA, Ga. — Sometimes, drivers in Georgia get pulled over because they were breaking a law they just didn't know about. «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
5
SLIDESHOW: Baby names that didn't exist before 2000
Parents around the world spend countless hours picking the perfect name for their little bundle of joy. Some names are traditional, and some ... «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
6
Fuzzberta The Guinea Pig Is The Most Adorable Thing To Ever Exist
It doesn't get much cuter than an animal in costume, and Fuzzberta is no exception. The lil' guinea pig is something of a celebrity on Instagram, ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
7
High-Tech Transportation: Can Congress Regulate Technology that …
High-Tech Transportation: Can Congress Regulate Technology that Doesn't Exist Yet? A reporter walks toward Google's new self-driving ... «Nextgov, Jul 15»
8
High Colorectal Cancer Death Rates Still Exist in Three US Regions
Though the United States has seen a decrease in death rates from colorectal cancer, three regions, or “hotspots,” continue to experience high ... «Cancer Network, Jul 15»
9
10 Horror Movie Porn Parodies You Won't Believe Exist
Why is it that copious amounts of sex and nudity are more or less inherent within the horror genre? Maybe it's meant to serve as a source of joy ... «WhatCulture, Jul 15»
10
Religious liberties and civil rights can co-exist
Virginia Republicans aiming to please the far right by proposing new religious freedom legislation would be wise to watch how they walk their ... «Staunton News Leader, Jul 15»

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