to exist
To simply be
To exist is to be real, to have actual presence in the world rather than being imaginary or hypothetical: Does life exist on other planets?
The word often emphasizes mere being without flourishing—to exist but not truly live: We're barely existing on this salary.
Something that exists is simply there, available or present: No such policy exists.
- beHave actual existence
- come into beingBegin to exist
- beingExisting as something
- liveTo exist or dwell
- aliveHaving current existence
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