verb
exist
ig-ZIST/ɪɡˈzɪst/
to be real or present
The stone in his hand exists independently of his thoughts about it.
Etymology
“Forth” and “cause to stand” combine in the image of standing forth or emerging into view. Latin extended this from appearing or becoming visible to simply being, the meaning preserved in exist.
In context
would that mean that time doesn’t exist, at the most fundamental level? Could time just be some sort of illusion generated by the limitations of the way we perceive the universe?
More examples
- No record of the meeting exists.
- These plants have existed here for centuries.
- No version of that arrangement exists today.
Forms
exist · exists · existed · existing
existence noun — The state of being real or present.