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existing

[ig-zist]

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verb (used without object)

to have actual being; be: The world exists, whether you like it or not.

to have life or animation; live.

to continue to be or live: Belief in magic still exists.

to have being in a specified place or under certain conditions; be found; occur: Hunger exists in many parts of the world.

to achieve the basic needs of existence, as food and shelter: He's not living, he's merely existing.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin ex(s)istere to exist, appear, emerge, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + sistere to stand

Related forms

ex·ist·er, noun

non·ex·ist·ing, adjective

un·ex·ist·ing, adjective

Synonyms
3. survive, persist, last, endure, stay, remain.

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exist (ɪɡˈzɪst)

—vb
1.	to have being or reality; to be
2.	to eke out a living; stay alive; survive: I can barely exist on this wage
3.	to be living; live
4.	to be present under specified conditions or in a specified place: sharks exist in the Pacific
5.	philosophy
	a. to be actual rather than merely possible
	b. to be a member of the domain of some theory, an element of some possible world, etc
	c. to have contingent being while free, responsible, and aware of one's situation

[C17: from Latin exsistere to step forth, from ex-¹ + sistere to stand]

ex'isting

—*adj*

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