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TOEFL BNC: 875 COCA: 1016

exist

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
exist /ɪgˈzɪst/ verb
exists; existed; existing
exist
/ɪgˈzɪst/
verb
exists; existed; existing
Learner's definition of EXIST
[no object]
: to have actual being : to be real存在;实际上有
: to continue to be or to live持续存在;生存

— existing

adjective
TOEFL BNC: 875 COCA: 1016

exist

verb

ex·​ist ig-ˈzist How to pronounce exist (audio)
existed; existing; exists

intransitive verb

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 existed in his mind
2
: to continue to be
racism still exists 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 existing from day to day

Synonyms

Example Sentences

She believes that ghosts really do exist. It's the largest galaxy known to exist. Does life exist on Mars? The Internet didn't exist then. We shouldn't ignore the problems that exist in our own community. Racism still exists in our society. The organization may soon cease to exist if more funding isn't provided. See More
Recent Examples on the Web The district’s data confirms that disparities exist, including in enforcement of minor disciplinary matters such as insubordination, dress code violations and student ID violations. Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Other studies have supported the theory that these cross-reactive T cells exist and may explain why some people avoid infection. Grace Browne, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2022 Right now, for example, the weekly, appointment-viewing obsessiveness that a show like House of the Dragon attracts doesn’t really exist among Netflix subscribers. Andy Meek, BGR, 10 Sep. 2022 Carney, who’s spent years listening to purrs of all sorts, told me that such differences may exist with purrs too: Contented rumbles tend to be more melodious and lower, while anxious revs trend higher and harsher. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 The results revealed that two distinct kinds of moral response exist. Jordan Wylie, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022 Last year Macron was quoted as suggesting that Algerian national identity did not exist before French rule, and accused Algeria's leaders of rewriting the history of the independence struggle based on a hatred of France. Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 Johnson noted that, unlike what happened initially with COVID-19, effective monkeypox vaccines already exist and are being distributed within the Navajo Nation. Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 May ruled that prosecutors had shown that such extraordinary circumstances exist. Danny Hakim, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French exister, borrowed from Latin existere, exsistere "to come into view, appear, show oneself, come into being" (Late Latin, "to have real being, be, be present"), from ex- ex- entry 1 + sistere "to cause to stand, assume a standing position, place, check, halt" — more at assist entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of exist was circa 1568
TOEFL BNC: 875 COCA: 1016
exist

verb

ADVERB | VERB + EXIST ADVERBactually, really事實上存在;確實存在Do these creatures really exist?這些生物確實存在嗎 ?already, still已經存在;依然存在Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild.這些猴子只有少數仍處於野生狀態。previously之前存在no longer, not any more不再存在I didn't think people like that existed any more.我認為再也沒有那樣的人了。not yet尚不存在The technology did not yet exist.那時這種技術尚不存在。currently目前存在only, solely僅僅存在companies that exist solely for the purpose of mortgage lending單為抵押貸款而辦的公司primarily主要存在independently獨立存在He argued that ideas do not exist independently of the language that expresses them.他認為,思想不會脫離其語言表達形式而獨立存在。VERB + EXISTbe known to已知存在the enormous volcanoes now known to exist on Mars目前已知火星上存在的巨型火山appear to, be believed to, be supposed to看起來/被認為/假定存在They appear to exist in significant numbers.看起來他們大量存在着。a species with only about a thousand believed to exist in the wild據信野外僅存活約 1,000 只的物種continue to繼續存在cease to不再存在

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