existence
noun/ɪɡˈzɪstəns/
Слово англійською: existence
Переклад existence українською: існування; наявність, життя, буття, суть, сутність
Детальний опис
- [uncountable] the state or fact of being real or living or of being present
- I was unaware of his existence until today.
- to believe in the existence of God
- the mystery of human existence
- The continued existence of the industry depends on the investment of public money.
- The islanders depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live).
- The mere existence of these strange creatures fascinated him.
- Some groups in the industry seek to deny the existence of a global warming problem.
- The school owed its existence to the generosity of one man.
- in existence The company has been in existence since 1924.
- This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence.
- existence as something Pakistan came into existence as an independent country in 1947.
- The book acknowledges the existence of graffiti as an art form.
- Several species are in danger of being hunted out of existence.
- There was a fear that the club might go out of existence for lack of support.
- [countable] a way of living, especially when this is difficult or boring
- The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped apartment.
- They eke out a precarious existence (= they have hardly enough money to live on).
- He lives a hand-to-mouth existence (= he has only enough money for basic needs such as food).
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin existentia, from Latin exsistere ‘come into being’, from ex- ‘out’ + sistere ‘take a stand’.