exist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪgˈzɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪgˈzɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ig zist′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
exist⇒ vi (be)existir⇒ vi
 Does Santa Claus really exist?
 ¿Santa Claus realmente existe?
exist vi (live)vivir⇒ vi
 This species exists mainly in the Amazon.
 Esta especie vive principalmente en el Amazonas.
exist vi (subsist)subsistir⇒ vi
 They have existed for years on little more than a diet of rice.
 Ellos han subsistido por años con apenas una dieta de arroz.
exist vi (survive)existir⇒ vi
  sobrevivir⇒ vi
 Cockroaches have existed for millions of years.
 Las cucarachas han existido por millones de años.
 Las cucarachas han sobrevivido millones de años.
exist vi (endure)sobrevivir⇒ vi
 They were too poor to do more than just exist.
 Ellos eran tan pobres que sólo lograban sobrevivir.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cease to exist v expr (die, end)morir⇒ vi
 If polar bears keep dying, then eventually they will cease to exist.
  dejar de existir loc verb
  extinguirse⇒ v prnl
  (figurado)desaparecer⇒ vi
coexist,
also UK: co-exist vi		 (exist at the same time)coexistir⇒ vi
 The species in this forest coexist in a delicate balance.
 Las especies del bosque coexisten en un delicado equilibrio.
coexist with [sb/sth],
also UK: co-exist with [sb/sth] vi + prep		 (exist at the same time as)coexistir con vi + prep
  vivir al mismo tiempo que loc verb
  vivir en la misma época que loc verb
 Ants coexisted with dinosaurs.
 Las hormigas coexistieron con los dinosaurios.
coexist,
also UK: co-exist vi		 (live side by side)convivir⇒ vi
 A number of religious sects coexist peacefully in this country.
 Un número de sectas religiosas conviven pacíficamente en este país.
coexist with [sth/sb],
also UK: co-exist with [sth/sb] vi + prep		 (live side by side with)coexistir con vi + prep
  convivir con vi + prep
 Surprisingly, the dogs coexist with the cats here without issues.
 Sorprendentemente, los perros coexisten con los gatos sin problemas.
coexist,
also UK: co-exist vi		 (be present simultaneously)coexistir⇒ vi
 Love and hate actually co-exist inside the human soul.
 El amor y el odio coexisten en el alma humana.
coexist with [sth],
also UK: co-exist with [sth] vi + prep		 (be present simultaneously with)coexistir con vi + prep
preexist [sth],
also UK: pre-exist [sth]⇒ vtr		 (exist prior to)preexistir⇒ vi
preexist,
also UK: pre-exist vi		 (exist beforehand)preexistir⇒ vi
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'exist' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
be - coexist - cohabit - date - date back to - disappear - entente - go before - live - live on - nonexistent - occur - possibility - possible - preexist - social environment - survive - the end of the line
Spanish:
existir - durar - cohabitar - continuar existiendo - dejar de existir - desaparecer - preexistir

Collocations: exists in [the wild, captivity], exists in the [world, universe, solar system], [ceased, continued] to exist, more...

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