v. i. | 1. | To be as a fact and not as a mode; to have an actual or real being, whether material or spiritual. |
2. | To be manifest in any manner; to continue to be; | |
3. | To live; to have life or the functions of vitality; |
Verb | 1. | exist - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" Synonyms: be |
2. | exist - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" |