Dictionary

exist

Etymology

From French exister, from Latin exsisto, from ex ("out") + sistere (related to stare), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from the root *steh₂- ("stand"); see stand.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɛɡˈzɪst/, /ɪɡˈzɪst/

Verb

exist (exists, present participle existing; simple past and past participle existed)

(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

Conjugation

Conjugation of exist

infinitive	(to) exist
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	exist	existed
2nd-person singular	exist, existest^†	existed, existedst^†
3rd-person singular	exists, existeth^†	existed
plural	exist	existed

subjunctive	exist	existed

imperative	exist	—

participles	existing	existed

^†Archaic or obsolete.

Synonyms

be; See also Thesaurus:exist

Translations

French: exister
German: bestehen, existieren
Italian: esistere
Portuguese: existir
Russian: существова́ть
Spanish: existir

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