existir

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Asturian

Verb

existir

  1. Alternative form of esistir

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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

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin existere, infinitive of existō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /edzisˈti/
  • (file)

Verb

existir

  1. (intransitive) to exist

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
 

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /e.ziʃ.ˈti(χ)/, /i.ziʃ.ˈti(χ)/
  • (Caipira) IPA(key): /i.zis.ˈt͡ʃi/
  • Homophone: existi (Brazil)
  • Hyphenation: e‧xis‧tir

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

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Quotations

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin existere, infinitive of existō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɡsisˈtiɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧xis‧tir

Verb

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

  1. to exist

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