exist
Meaning
to be; have existence; have being or reality
Synonyms
at a place
be located
be alive
be present
be sitting
be attached to
be in existence
in some place
stay alive
live one’s life
be real
have life
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛɡˈzɪst/
Etymology
From French exister, from Latin existō, exsistō (“I am, I exist, appear, arise”), from ex (“out”) + sistere (“to set, place”) (related to stare (“to stand, to be stood”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from the root *steh₂- (“stand”); see stand. Compare assist, consist, desist, insist, persist, resist. Cognate with Spanish existir, French exister, Italian esistere, German existieren.
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