[ig-zist] 
| 1. | to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not. |
| 2. | to have life or animation; live. |
| 3. | to continue to be or live: Belief in magic still exists. |
| 4. | to have being in a specified place or under certain conditions; be found; occur: Hunger exists in many parts of the world. |
| 5. | to achieve the basic needs of existence, as food and shelter: He's not living, he's merely existing. |
