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Exist: Definition, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：be real (exist)

exist 🔊

/ɪɡˈzɪst/

vi.

to be real, to be present in the world.

Exist meaning: a lone mountain peak under blue sky illustrating reality

be real 🔊

➕

/biː rɪəl/

vi.

To have objective reality; to be present in the physical world or in thought.

📁 Category：Space Exploration 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin ex- 'out' + sistere 'to stand' → 'to stand out, appear'.

💡 Mnemonic

Ex (exit) + ist (artist) → 'The artist exits, but the art exists forever.'

📖 Example

Scientists are still searching for evidence to prove whether life could exist on other planets. 🔊 Scientists are still searching for evidence to prove whether life could exist on other planets.

🔗 Collocations

exist in – to be found or present within a particular place or thing

exist on – to live or survive using a particular resource

exist as – to have the form or identity of something

🔄 Synonyms

be (v.) – To have reality or life; to occupy a position or state.

occur (v.) – To happen or take place; to be found or met with.

subsist (v.) – To maintain oneself; to exist or continue to exist.

🚫 Antonyms

cease (v.) – To stop existing; to come to an end.

vanish (v.) – To disappear suddenly and completely from existence.

die (v.) – To stop living; to cease to exist as a living being.

🌱 Derivatives

existence (n.) – The state or fact of being real or living.

existent (adj.) – Having existence; existing now.

existing (adj.) – Currently in use or being; present.

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin exsistere 'come into being, appear', passing through French into English. In modern philosophy, 'existence' is a key concept debated by thinkers like Sartre and Heidegger.

Meaning 2：survive (exist)

exist 🔊

/ɪɡˈzɪst/

vi.

to stay alive, to have the basic things needed for life.

survive 🔊

➕

/sərˈvaɪv/

vi.

To continue living or to have the basic necessities of life, often in difficult conditions.

📁 Category：Botany Research 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Some plants have amazing abilities to exist in extremely dry deserts with very little water. 🔊 Some plants have amazing abilities to exist in extremely dry deserts with very little water.

🔗 Collocations

exist on – to survive using only a limited amount of something

exist without – to continue living despite the absence of something

barely exist – to have just enough to survive, often in poverty

🔄 Synonyms

survive (v.) – To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.

live (v.) – To be alive; to have the vital functions of an organism.

persist (v.) – To continue firmly in existence despite opposition or difficulty.

🚫 Antonyms

perish (v.) – To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or sudden way.

expire (v.) – To come to an end; to die or cease to exist.

succumb (v.) – To fail to resist pressure, temptation, or attack; to die from an illness.

🌱 Derivatives

existence (n.) – The fact or state of living, especially under difficult conditions.

survival (n.) – The state or fact of continuing to live or exist.

coexist (v.) – To exist at the same time or in the same place as another.