existir

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Asturian

Verb

existir

  1. Alternative form of esistir

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin existere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

existir (first-person singular present existeixo, first-person singular preterite existí, past participle existit)

  1. to exist, to be

Conjugation

Galician

Etymology

From Latin existere, infinitive of existō.

Verb

existir (first-person singular present existo, first-person singular preterite existín, past participle existido)
existir (first-person singular present existo, first-person singular preterite existim or existi, past participle existido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to exist

Conjugation

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin existere, infinitive of existō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /edzisˈti/
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Verb

existir

  1. (intransitive) to exist

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin existere, variant of exsistō (to step forth, to emerge).

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

existir (first-person singular present existo, first-person singular preterite existi, past participle existido)

  1. to exist (to be)
    Synonyms: haver, ser, viver, estar, durar
    Antonym: inexistir
    • 2007, Rubens Edwald Filho, Nilu Lebert, O cinema vai à mesa, Editora Melhoramentos, →ISBN, page 31:
      Mudam os ingredientes do caldo, mudam as massas. O macarrão soba é à base de trigo sarraceno e é servido quente ou gelado; o udon, de farinha branca, pode ser encontrado fresco ou seco; o sômen é bem fininho, quase um cabelo-de-anjo japonês; o harusame, para ser servido gelado, é uma massa feita de feijão-verde e, finalmente, existe o lamen, originário da China, porém muito difundido no Japão.
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    • 2009, Robson Campos De Abreu, Teatro para Mágicos, Clube de Autores, page 60:
      A música é tão importante que existe até categoria de premiação no Oscar, pois a mesma ajuda a criar todo o clima que vemos nos filmes[,] seja este um filme divertido e infantil, ou seja, aquele terror super hiper mega blaster assustador.
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Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin existere, infinitive of existō.

Pronunciation

Verb

existir (first-person singular present existo, first-person singular preterite existí, past participle existido)

  1. to exist

Conjugation

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Further reading