Exist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have an existence, be extant

support oneself

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɪst/.

Examples

Is there a God?
he could barely exist on such a low wage
Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

live be subsist survive

Parts of Speech

verb	have an existence, be extant “Is there a God?”
verb	support oneself “he could barely exist on such a low wage”

Word Forms

existent	adjective	presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
existence	noun	the state or fact of existing
being	noun	the state or fact of existing
survival	noun	a state of surviving; remaining alive
subsister	noun	one who lives through affliction
subsistence	noun	a means of surviving

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

existieren

eine Existenz haben, vorhanden sein

🇫🇷French

exister

avoir une existence, exister

🇪🇸Spanish

existir

tener existencia, existir

🇮🇹Italian

esistere

avere un'esistenza, essere esistente

🇳🇱Dutch

bestaan

een bestaan hebben, bestaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

existir

ter uma existência, existir

🇷🇺Russian

существовать

существовать, существовать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्तित्व

अस्तित्व हो, विद्यमान हो

🇧🇩Bengali

বিদ্যমান

একটি অস্তিত্ব আছে, বিদ্যমান থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளன

ஒரு இருப்பு வேண்டும், இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉనికిలో ఉన్నాయి

ఉనికిని కలిగి ఉండండి, ఉనికిలో ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्तित्वात आहे

अस्तित्व आहे, अस्तित्वात आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્તિત્વમાં છે

અસ્તિત્વ ધરાવે છે, અસ્તિત્વ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ, ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലവിലുണ്ട്

ഒരു അസ്തിത്വമുണ്ട്, നിലനിൽക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੈ

ਹੋਂਦ ਹੈ, ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

موجود

ایک وجود ہے، موجود ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

存在

存在，存在

🇯🇵Japanese

存在する

存在する、存在する

🇰🇷Korean

존재하다

존재하다, 존재하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiện hữu

tồn tại, tồn tại

🇹🇭Thai

มีอยู่

ดำรงอยู่, ดำรงอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

ada

memiliki keberadaan, tetap ada

🇵🇭Filipino

umiral

magkaroon ng pagkakaroon, maging umiiral

🇲🇾Malay

wujud

mempunyai wujud, wujud

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يخرج

يكون له وجود، يكون موجودا

🇮🇷Persian

وجود داشته باشد

وجود داشته باشد، موجود باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

var olmak

Var olmak, mevcut olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְקַיֵם

לקיים קיום, להיות קיים

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The primary meaning of 'exist' is 'have an existence, be extant'.

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'exist' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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