Exist | Mean of exist in English Dictionary

/ɪgˈzɪst/

• Verb
• to have actual being
1. She believes that ghosts really do exist.
2. It's the largest galaxy known to exist.
3. Does life exist on Mars?
4. The Internet didn't exist then.
5. Those ideas only exist in your mind. [=they are only in your mind]
6. We shouldn't ignore the problems that exist in our own community.
• to continue to be or to live
1. as long as doubt exists [=persists]
2. Racism still exists in our society.
3. The organization may soon cease to exist if more funding isn't provided.
4. We cannot exist [=live] without oxygen.
5. They exist [=survive, subsist] on a diet of fruit, nuts, and leaves.