exist

• Verbe utilisé pour indiquer un état de présence, de réalité ou de vie ; avoir une réalité objective.

A verb used to indicate the state of being present, real, or alive; to have objective reality.

1. To be present or realA2formal

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

   exister

   • Dinosaurs no longer exist on Earth.
   • Does life exist on other planets?
   • The problem still exists despite our efforts.

   Synonymesbeobtainoccurprevailsubsist

2. To live or surviveB1formal

   To continue living, especially under difficult conditions.

   Survivre, subsister

   • Many people exist on very little money.
   • The species exists only in a small area of the forest.
   • They existed on bread and water for weeks.

   Synonymesendureget bylivepersistsubsistsurvive

   Antonymesdieexpireperish