exists

5 definitions • 9 examples

to be, or to be real:

I don't think ghosts exist.

Poverty still exists in this country.

to live, or to live in difficult conditions:

Some species exist in this small area of forest and nowhere else on earth.

Few people can exist without water for more than a week.

exist on No one can be expected to exist on such a low salary.

to be; have the ability to be known, recognized, or understood:

Can the mind exist independently of the body?

Programs like Medicaid for the poor did not exist at that time.

to be present or be a condition:

Your local agency can tell you if a similar program exists in your community.

to be able to live:

No one can be expected to exist on such a low salary.