exist — to be real or to live
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be real or to live
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪɡˈzɪst/
Korean meaning: 존재하다, 실재하다
Korean pronunciation: 이그**지**스트
Example Sentences
- My diet exists only in my imagination.
- Does true love really exist, or is it just in movies?
- My motivation to study exists for exactly 5 minutes after buying new stationery.
exist
VERB//ɪɡˈzɪst//
to be real or to live
💡 Concept
Tiny moss and stubborn flowers exist between the cracks of an ancient stone wall.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ɪɡˈzɪst/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪɡˈzɪst/
🌳Etymology
Prefixex--
Rootsist
Origin
라틴어에서 온 단어로, '나타나다, 일어서다'라는 뜻의 'existere'에서 유래했습니다. 'ex-(밖으로)'와 'sistere(서다)'가 합쳐져서 '밖으로 나와서 서다' 즉 '존재하다'의 의미가 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
resistpersistassistconsistinsist
resist
persist
assist
consist
insist
🔗Collocations
exist in reality
cease to exist
exist on something
barely exist
exist independently
problems exist
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My diet exists only in my imagination.”
“Does true love really exist, or is it just in movies?”
😄 Fun example
“My motivation to study exists for exactly 5 minutes after buying new stationery.”
“Many animals exist in the Amazon rainforest.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
livesurvivebeoccurremain
Antonyms
disappearvanishcease
Related
existenceexistingexistentexistentialcoexist
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