exist
gb/ɪɡzˈɪst/ us/ɪɡzˈɪst/
A2
אנגלית
~ 900
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
A2
state
1
to have actual being
To be real or to be present in the world.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] exists
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'exist' with 'live'. 'Live' refers to being alive, while 'exist' is broader and can apply to non-living things.
מילים נרדפות
be (More general and can refer to states or identity, not just existence.)
|
survive (Implies continuing to exist despite danger or hardship.)
הפכים
not exist (Direct opposite meaning: to have no reality or presence.)
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perish (To stop existing, especially through death or destruction.)
צירופים
exist in reality
|exist today
|still exist
|exist independently
נושאים
philosophy
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Dinosaurs no longer exist.
- Many species exist only in remote areas.
- The possibility of life on other planets may exist.
- Does true love really exist?
- These traditions still exist in rural communities.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Cats exist in many countries.
- Some old buildings still exist.
- Ghosts do not exist.
- Many animals exist in the forest.
פועל
B1
action
2
to stay alive
To stay alive, usually when life is hard.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] exists on [something]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may overuse 'exist' instead of 'live' when talking about normal life; 'exist' often implies harsh or minimal conditions.
מילים נרדפות
survive (More common in everyday speech for continuing to live.)
הפכים
die (To stop living; opposite of continuing to live.)
צירופים
barely exist
|exist on bread and water
|exist in poverty
נושאים
survival
|daily life
|health
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- They existed on very little food during the war.
- Some people exist in extreme poverty.
- The prisoners barely existed through the harsh winter.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- They exist on little money.
- The fish can exist in cold water.
- We existed on bread and tea.
פועל
formal
B2
state
3
to be present somewhere
To be found or be present in a place or situation.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] exists in/within [place/context]
מילים נרדפות
occur (Focuses more on happening rather than ongoing presence.)
|
be present (Plain description of being there at that time.)
הפכים
be absent (Not present in a given place or situation.)
צירופים
exist within a system
|exist between groups
|conditions that exist
נושאים
science
|geography
|space
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Several problems exist within the current system.
- Different customs exist between the two regions.
- Opportunities exist for further research.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Many jobs exist in the city.
- Different plants exist in this garden.
- A problem exists in our plan.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
exist
IPA
GB/ɪɡzˈɪst/
US/ɪɡzˈɪst/
הברות והטעמה
ex - ist (2 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ist)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: exist
- 3rd Person Singular: exists
- Present Participle: existing
- Past: existed
משפחת מילים
Forms
exists
verb
existing
verb
existed
verb
Core family
existence
noun B1
Related words
coexist
verb
coexistence
noun
Negative and opposite forms
nonexistent
adjective
nonexistence
noun
Advanced or less common
existent
adjective
existential
adjective C1
ביטויים
exist on borrowed time
1/ɪɡzˈɪst ˈɔn bˈɑɹoʊd tˈaɪm/
idiom
to live longer than expected
To continue to live or work after the time you were expected to stop or die.
דוגמאות
- After the diagnosis, he felt like he was existing on borrowed time.
- The old bridge is existing on borrowed time before it collapses.
exist side by side
1/ɪɡzˈɪst sˈaɪd bˈaɪ sˈaɪd/
fixed phrase
to be together peacefully
To be in the same place at the same time without problems, even if different.
דוגמאות
- Different cultures can exist side by side in harmony.
- Wildlife and humans now exist side by side in this park.