Exist
verb
To have life or to be real; to be in a particular place or situation.
Do unicorns really exist?
Often appears as...
- exist in nature
- exist in the universe
verb
To survive, especially under difficult or challenging circumstances.
It is hard to exist without a job.
Often appears as...
- exist on minimum wage
- exist on unemployment benefits
verb
Used in mathematics or logic to indicate the presence or occurrence of a particular entity, value or condition.
If such a number exists...
Often appears as...
- exist in mathematics
- the number exists
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Academic
verb
In philosophy, to have objective reality or being.
The question of whether God exists.
Often appears as...
- god exists
- the soul exists
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To have life or to be real; to be in a particular place or situation.
Do unicorns really exist?
Often appears as...
- exist in nature
- exist in the universe
verb
To survive, especially under difficult or challenging circumstances.
It is hard to exist without a job.
Often appears as...
- exist on minimum wage
- exist on unemployment benefits
verb
Used in mathematics or logic to indicate the presence or occurrence of a particular entity, value or condition.
If such a number exists...
Often appears as...
- exist in mathematics
- the number exists
Usage tips
Academic
verb
In philosophy, to have objective reality or being.
The question of whether God exists.
Often appears as...
- god exists
- the soul exists
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Real or Imaginary
Use 'exist' to discuss the reality of something versus its imagined or fictitious presence.
Dragons don't exist in the real world, only in stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Location Specific
'Exist' can indicate something's presence in a specific place or context.
This species of bird exists only in Madagascar.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Use 'exist' when speaking about concepts that are not physically tangible.
Do true love and justice exist?
Pro Tip 1/3Real or Imaginary
Use 'exist' to discuss the reality of something versus its imagined or fictitious presence.
Dragons don't exist in the real world, only in stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Location Specific
'Exist' can indicate something's presence in a specific place or context.
This species of bird exists only in Madagascar.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Use 'exist' when speaking about concepts that are not physically tangible.
Do true love and justice exist?
Pro Tip 1/3Real or Imaginary
Use 'exist' to discuss the reality of something versus its imagined or fictitious presence.
Dragons don't exist in the real world, only in stories.
Pro Tip 2/3Location Specific
'Exist' can indicate something's presence in a specific place or context.
This species of bird exists only in Madagascar.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Use 'exist' when speaking about concepts that are not physically tangible.
Do true love and justice exist?
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What does my headscarf...
'cause that was me -- and open doors for them, not in a tokenistic way, because we're not victims, but show them the opportunities because opening up your world will make you realize that you have access to doors that they didn't even know existed and you didn't even know they didn't have.
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How do you know you...
The world, your perceptions of it, your very body. You can't disprove that they're all just made up, and how could you exist without them? You couldn't! So, you don't. Life is but a dream, and I bet you aren't row, row, rowing the boat merrily at all, are you? No, you're rowing it wearily
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
millions on a single computer chip. Those chips and their spread out electrons power the computer you're using to watch this video. An old joke says that the Internet exists to allow the sharing of cat videos. At a very deep level, though, the Internet owes its existance
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Why do people get so...
If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself, the odds are good that you'll see someone experiencing the same thing as you.
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Where do superstitions...
raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to signal each other. Absentminded whistles from other people could cause an accident. But the taboo against whistling backstage still exists today, long after the stagehands started using radio headsets.
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Own the Room PIPE Official...
this is a world-changing idea this is a competition where people can come from difficult backgrounds and still make it my mom told me you have a story that deserves to be heard i'm so sorry everybody that comes here wants to win the companies that exist
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How to build a fictional...
What relationships do they have with the animals and plants of the world? And what do those animals and plants look like? What kind of technology exists? Transportation? Communication? Access to information? There's so much to think about!
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Can Sloths Kill You? PIPE...
like something out of a horror film, really. But no, they can't walk upright. Why do sloths exist? Well, I mean, why do any of us exist? Sloths exist because they are ridiculously cool and the world would be rubbish without them.
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What game theory teaches...
it really existed on three tensions there was a nuclear tension both both states had nuclear weapons to end all life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter
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What makes a hero? -...
Well, you're human, just like them. The Hero's Journey myth exists in all human cultures and keeps getting updated, because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone,
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What does my headscarf...
'cause that was me -- and open doors for them, not in a tokenistic way, because we're not victims, but show them the opportunities because opening up your world will make you realize that you have access to doors that they didn't even know existed and you didn't even know they didn't have.
Video examples
How do you know you...
The world, your perceptions of it, your very body. You can't disprove that they're all just made up, and how could you exist without them? You couldn't! So, you don't. Life is but a dream, and I bet you aren't row, row, rowing the boat merrily at all, are you? No, you're rowing it wearily
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
millions on a single computer chip. Those chips and their spread out electrons power the computer you're using to watch this video. An old joke says that the Internet exists to allow the sharing of cat videos. At a very deep level, though, the Internet owes its existance
Video examples
Why do people get so...
If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself, the odds are good that you'll see someone experiencing the same thing as you.
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to signal each other. Absentminded whistles from other people could cause an accident. But the taboo against whistling backstage still exists today, long after the stagehands started using radio headsets.
Video examples
Own the Room PIPE Official...
this is a world-changing idea this is a competition where people can come from difficult backgrounds and still make it my mom told me you have a story that deserves to be heard i'm so sorry everybody that comes here wants to win the companies that exist
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
What relationships do they have with the animals and plants of the world? And what do those animals and plants look like? What kind of technology exists? Transportation? Communication? Access to information? There's so much to think about!
Video examples
Can Sloths Kill You? PIPE...
like something out of a horror film, really. But no, they can't walk upright. Why do sloths exist? Well, I mean, why do any of us exist? Sloths exist because they are ridiculously cool and the world would be rubbish without them.
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
it really existed on three tensions there was a nuclear tension both both states had nuclear weapons to end all life there was an ideological tension one was an exporter of democracy and capitalism the other one is an exporter
Video examples
What makes a hero? -...
Well, you're human, just like them. The Hero's Journey myth exists in all human cultures and keeps getting updated, because we humans reflect on our world through symbolic stories of our own lives. You leave your comfort zone,
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Quote examples
Maya Angelou
American Poet
We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men... We are who we are because they were who they were. It's wise to know where you come from, who called your name.
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Steve Harvey
American Actor
I don't want people to see me fall. I mean, I got enough people cheering for me to fall now... The Internet has created some amazing place for evil to exist, you dig?
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Alice Walker
American Author
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
It's possible - you can never know - that the universe exists only for me. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist and forever will recreate each other.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to exist.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Nothing cannot exist forever.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men... We are who we are because they were who they were. It's wise to know where you come from, who called your name.
Quote examples
Steve Harvey
American Actor
I don't want people to see me fall. I mean, I got enough people cheering for me to fall now... The Internet has created some amazing place for evil to exist, you dig?
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Quote examples
Bill Gates
American Businessman
It's possible - you can never know - that the universe exists only for me. If so, it's sure going well for me, I must admit.
Quote examples
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist and forever will recreate each other.
Quote examples
Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life.
Quote examples
Thomas Jefferson
American President
There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
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Albert Camus
French Philosopher
In order to exist just once in the world, it is necessary never again to exist.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Nothing cannot exist forever.
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