exist

ex-ist · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To have objective reality or being.

  2. 2.

    To live, especially under adverse conditions.

  3. 3.

    To be found or present.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    cease to exist — To stop being; to end.
  • •
    exist alongside — To be present together with.
  • •
    come into existence — To begin to exist.

Related words

Antonyms: cease, disappear, perish
See also: be, existence, live, occur
Synonyms: be, live, occur, subsist

Etymology

From Latin existere ("to come into being, appear, emerge"), from ex- ("out") + sistere ("to cause to stand"), from stare ("to stand").