exist
gb/ɪɡzˈɪst/ us/ɪɡzˈɪst/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
state
1
to have actual being
To be real or to be present in the world.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] exists
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'exist' with 'live'. 'Live' refers to being alive, while 'exist' is broader and can apply to non-living things.
คำพ้องความหมาย
be (More general and can refer to states or identity, not just existence.)
|
survive (Implies continuing to exist despite danger or hardship.)
คำตรงข้าม
not exist (Direct opposite meaning: to have no reality or presence.)
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perish (To stop existing, especially through death or destruction.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
exist in reality
|exist today
|still exist
|exist independently
หัวข้อ
philosophy
|science
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Cats exist in many countries.
- Some old buildings still exist.
- Ghosts do not exist.
- Many animals exist in the forest.
คำกริยา
B1
action
2
to stay alive
To stay alive, usually when life is hard.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] exists on [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may overuse 'exist' instead of 'live' when talking about normal life; 'exist' often implies harsh or minimal conditions.
คำพ้องความหมาย
survive (More common in everyday speech for continuing to live.)
คำตรงข้าม
die (To stop living; opposite of continuing to live.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
barely exist
|exist on bread and water
|exist in poverty
หัวข้อ
survival
|daily life
|health
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- They existed on very little food during the war.
- Some people exist in extreme poverty.
- The prisoners barely existed through the harsh winter.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- They exist on little money.
- The fish can exist in cold water.
- We existed on bread and tea.
คำกริยา
formal
B2
state
3
to be present somewhere
To be found or be present in a place or situation.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] exists in/within [place/context]
คำพ้องความหมาย
occur (Focuses more on happening rather than ongoing presence.)
|
be present (Plain description of being there at that time.)
คำตรงข้าม
be absent (Not present in a given place or situation.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
exist within a system
|exist between groups
|conditions that exist
หัวข้อ
science
|geography
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Several problems exist within the current system.
- Different customs exist between the two regions.
- Opportunities exist for further research.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Many jobs exist in the city.
- Different plants exist in this garden.
- A problem exists in our plan.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
exist
IPA
GB/ɪɡzˈɪst/
US/ɪɡzˈɪst/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
ex - ist (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ist)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: exist
- 3rd Person Singular: exists
- Present Participle: existing
- Past: existed
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
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
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- Different cultures can exist side by side in harmony.
- Wildlife and humans now exist side by side in this park.