EXIST
What does "EXIST" mean?
To have actual being; to be real or present.
Meanings
- To be, to have objective reality or presence. Scientists debate whether life exists on other planets.
- To continue to live, especially under difficult conditions. For months they merely existed, scraping by on rations.
- To be present in a particular place or situation. A tension exists between the two departments.
Did you know?
- 'Exist' comes from Latin 'exsistere', 'to step forth' or 'stand out' - so the original sense was less 'to be' and more 'to emerge into the open and become visible'.
Word origin
From Latin 'existere' (also 'exsistere') meaning 'to step out, stand forth, emerge', from 'ex-' (out) plus 'sistere' (to take a stand).
Remember it
EX-IST: to exist is to step EX (out) and IS - to simply be there.
A little poem
The stone does not insist;
it simply takes up its small room
and lets the years go past it.
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Wordplay
- A philosopher walked into a bar and ordered nothing. The bartender said, 'So you don't exist?' He replied, 'I think therefore I'm thirsty.'
What it teaches
There is a wide gulf between to exist and to live; the days only count once you stop merely getting through them.
Quick facts
What does EXIST mean?
To have actual being; to be real or present.
Is EXIST a valid word?
Yes — EXIST is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is EXIST?
EXIST has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does EXIST come from?
From Latin 'existere' (also 'exsistere') meaning 'to step out, stand forth, emerge', from 'ex-' (out) plus 'sistere' (to take a stand).
What can EXIST teach us?
There is a wide gulf between to exist and to live; the days only count once you stop merely getting through them.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.