Dictionary
ex•ist
Pronunciation: (ig-zist'), [key]—
v.i.
1. to have actual being; be:
The world exists, whether you like it or not.
2. to have life or animation; live.
3. to continue to be or live:
Belief in magic still exists.
4. to have being in a specified place or under certain conditions; be found; occur:
Hunger exists in many parts of the world.
5. to achieve the basic needs of existence, as food and shelter:
He's not living, he's merely existing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.