exist
/ɪɡˈzɪst/
verb
to be; have existence; have being or reality
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Verb 1 meaning
to be; have existence; have being or reality
Where it comes from
Etymology
From French exister, from Latin existō, exsistō (“I am, I exist, appear, arise”), from ex (“out”) + sistere (“to set, place”) (related to stare (“to stand, to be stood”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, from the root *steh₂- (“stand”); see stand.
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EXIST at a glance
EXIST has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (E 1 + X 8 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,849 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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