Definitions for exist
ɪgˈzɪstex·ist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exist, beverb

   have an existence, be extant

   "Is there a God?"

2. exist, survive, live, subsistverb

   support oneself

   "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. existverb

   to be; have existence; have being or reality

2. Etymology: From existo, from ex + sistere, caus. of stare; see stand. Compare assist, consist, desist, insist, persist, resist.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To EXISTverb

   To be; to have a being.

   Etymology: existo, Latin.

   It is as easy to conceive that an infinite Almighty Power might produce a thing out of nothing, and make that to exist de novo, which did not exist before; as to conceive the world to have had no beginning, but to have existed from eternity. Robert South, Sermons.

   It seems reasonable to enquire, how such a multitude comes to make but one idea, since that combination does not always exist together in nature. John Locke.

   One year is past; a different scene!
   No farther mention of the dean:
   Who now, alas, no more is mist
   Than if he never did exist. Jonathan Swift.

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1. exist

   To exist means to have objective reality or being; to be actual or real; to live at a certain time or place. It can also mean having presence in the perceived world, possessing life, consciousness or awareness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Existverb

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

2. Existverb

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

3. Existverb

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eXist

   eXist is an open source database management system entirely built on XML technology, also called a native XML database. Unlike most relational database management systems, eXist uses XQuery, which is a W3C Recommendation, to manipulate its data. eXist is released under version 2.1 of the GNU LGPL.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exist

   egz-ist′, v.i. to have an actual being: to live: to continue to be.—n. Exist′ence, state of existing or being: continued being: life: anything that exists: a being.—adjs. Exist′ent, having being: at present existing; Existen′tial. [L. existĕre, exsistĕre—ex, out, sistĕre, to make to stand.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. existnoun

   Sold direct from excluding third person singular present of the first Saint. 1.) have objective reality or being found in a particular place or situation. 2.) Live under adverse conditions benefiting alone with any person's supposed current, future, or past.

   Everything that I need and want exist within my heart.

   Etymology: The Most High

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 4, 2024  

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   exist

   To have reality or life.

   They did exist in a very simple and basic reality.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exist' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1902

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exist' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2604

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exist' in Verbs Frequency: #199

Anagrams for exist »

1. sixte

2. exits

How to pronounce exist?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exist in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of exist in a Sentence

1. Hakeem Jeffries:

   I'll let the drama, in terms of internal House Democratic dynamics, exist over on the Republican side of the aisle.

2. Sergey Lavrov:

   The attempt of Americans to build a unipolar world did not succeed, they understand it. The whole world understands that you can't do without Russia. The very fact of a meeting and dialogue is a vivid confirmation of it. Honor and praise to President Vladimir V. Putin for being able to strengthen Russia's authority in the international arena so that no matter how the Americans and the EU try to exist in confrontation with us, to pressure us with sanctions, they still have to look for ways of getting closer with us. They all still have to come to Russia.

3. Joanne Van Saun:

   We exist to protect and preserve families. The only time a child is taken out is when they can not be maintained safely in their home, our agency has helped many children and families with paying rent and buying clothes. We know children do better when they're with their families.

4. Jack London:

   I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

5. Donald Trump:

   We have in Social Security right now thousands and thousands of people that are over 106 years old. Now, you know they don't exist. They don't exist. There's tremendous waste, fraud, and abuse, and we're going to get it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exist
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=exist
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exist
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=exist
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=exist