existir
to exist
To exist or be real
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verb suffix
Existir means to exist and is a direct cognate of the English word.
existir
to exist, to be real
To be real or actual — the most direct sense of the word.
Los dinosaurios existieron hace millones de añosDinosaurs existed millions of years ago
Muchos niños creen que los dragones existenMany children believe that dragons are real
to be, to exist (there is / are)
When something exists somewhere, it's there.
Existen muchas teorías sobre el origen del universoThere are many theories about the origin of the universe
No existe ninguna solución perfectaNo perfect solution exists
to live, to exist (to be alive)
To exist is to be alive — if you no longer exist, you're no longer living.
El lobo ibérico todavía existe en algunas regiones de EspañaThe Iberian wolf still lives in some regions of Spain
Sin agua, ningún ser vivo podría existirWithout water, no living being could exist