Exist

  • 11exist — ► VERB 1) have objective reality or being. 2) live, especially under adverse conditions. 3) be found: two conflicting stereotypes exist …

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  • 12exist — I verb be, be alive, be in effect, be in present force, breathe, come into existence, continue, continue to be, continue to live, endure, esse, exsistere, exstare, go on, have being, have existence, have life, inhere, last, live, live on, persist …

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  • 13exist — *be, live, subsist …

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  • 14exist */*/*/ — UK [ɪɡˈzɪst] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms exist : present tense I/you/we/they exist he/she/it exists present participle existing past tense existed past participle existed 1) a) to be real, or to appear in the real world Dragons don t… …

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  • 15exist — ex|ist [ ıg zıst ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to be real or appear in the real world: Dragons don t exist. a ) to be present in a particular place, time, or situation: Opportunities exist in our company for experienced engineers. There is no… …

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  • 16exist — verb ADVERB ▪ actually, really ▪ Do these creatures really exist? ▪ already, still ▪ Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild …

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  • 17exist — ex|ist W1S3 [ıgˈzıst] v [I not in progressive] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: exsistere to come into being, exist , from sistere to stand ] 1.) to happen or be present in a particular situation or place ▪ The custom of arranged marriages… …

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  • 18exist — 01. Do you believe that life [exists] on other planets? 02. The [existence] of a dinosaur fossil with feathers has cast doubt on the theory that birds are descended from dinosaurs. 03. Sometimes I wonder if intelligent life [exists] on other… …

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  • 19exist — [[t]ɪgzɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ exists, existing, existed 1) VERB: no cont If something exists, it is present in the world as a real thing. He thought that if he couldn t see something, it didn t exist... Research opportunities exist in a wide range of pure… …

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  • 20exist — intransitive verb Etymology: Latin exsistere to come into being, exist, from ex + sistere to stand, stop; akin to Latin stare to stand more at stand Date: circa 1568 1. a. to have real being whether material or spiritual < did unicorns exist > <&#8230; …

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