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exists

v.
A2 Elementary US //ɪɡˈzɪsts// UK //ɛɡzˈɪsts// ex·ists

v. to be real or to live in the world. You use this to say that something is not just an idea or a story.

v. to have objective reality or being; to live or have life. Intransitive — does not take a direct object.


SIMPLE

I do not believe that ghosts exist.

CONTEXTUAL

Evidence suggests that liquid water exists beneath the surface of certain moons in our solar system.

COMPLEX

The tension between individual freedom and social responsibility exists in every democratic society, requiring constant negotiation and compromise to maintain a stable political environment.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive voice.

Pitfall

The problem is existed since last year.The problem has existed since last year.Exist is an intransitive verb and cannot be used in the passive voice (be + past participle).

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