verb [V]
1 (not used in the progressive tenses) to be real; to be present in a place or situation:
Does life exist on other planets? * The problem only exists in your head, Jane. * Few of these monkeys still exist in the wild. * A temple existed here hundreds of years ago.
2 ~ (on sth) to live, especially in a difficult situation or with very little money:
We existed on a diet of rice and very little else. * They can't exist on the money he's earning.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for exist is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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