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# exist

«exist» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To be real; to be present in the world or in a place** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (exist, exists, existed, existing); noun: existence

### meaning for a pupil

1) To be real; to be present in the world or in a place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#m1)

2) To live or stay alive, especially in a hard way (to exist on very little food). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah teaches that all things came to exist from the three mother letters and from God's word, out of nothing. In the primary lessons: In science and history it is used to ask what is real: dinosaurs existed long ago; some animals no longer exist (extinct). In stories and fairy tales characters wonder if dragons or magic exist. In media literacy: just because something is online doesn't mean it exists or is true. Phrases: no longer exist, still exist, does it exist?, existing (already there).

### examples

- At first existed these three mothers, and there arose three masculine powers, and hence all things have originated. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x1)
- There exist alternative traditions where this term in the SY is vocalized instead as אַמּוֹת ammot 'cubits' or אֻמּוֹת ummot 'nations'. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x2)
- or does exist outside of Himself ; His substance is the foundation of all, and all things bear His imprint and are symbols of His intelligence." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x3)
- Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x4)
- Do you think aliens exist? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x5)
- Dodos no longer exist — they are extinct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x6)
- Water exists as ice, liquid and steam. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x7)
- Unicorns don't exist except in stories. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x8)
- This old castle has existed for 800 years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x9)
- Plants could not exist without sunlight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x10)
- He could exist here, he said, well enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/#x11)

### note

«Exist» is not usually used in the -ing form for states: say «Dragons don't exist», not «aren't existing». Spelling: existence (with -ence). «Extinct» = no longer exists (for living things).

### In the corpora

- [Speed limits exist because faster cars cause worse accidents, especially near schools and homes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/16/)
- [Bots can invent book titles and authors that sound real but do not exist.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/4-stories-jokes-and-riddles/13/)
- [AI "detectors" exist, but they make mistakes and can wrongly accuse honest pupils.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/10-using-ai-to-learn-not-to-copy/6/)
- [Some fundraising scams use AI-made videos of animals or people that do not exist to get money from kind viewers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/16-secrets-scams-telling/6/)
- [Robot pets already exist, but they are not living animals and do not need or feel care the way real pets do.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/24-future-hopes/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «exist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.