exist

Verb

Verb Forms: existed, existing, exists

To have actual being or reality.
have an existence, be extant
support oneself
- "he could barely exist on such a low wage"
to be; have existence; have being or reality

Examples

For a Scrabble word to exist, it must be found in the official dictionary.

Origin / 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. Compare assist, consist, desist, insist, persist, resist. Cognate with Spanish existir, French exister, Italian esistere, German existieren.

Synonyms

be, live, subsist, survive, be a thing, consist, exist

Antonyms

cease, unexist, void

Scrabble Score: 12

exist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
exist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

exist: valid Words With Friends Word