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существовать

exist

Meaning of существовать

to be real or present

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Russian[sʊɕːɪstvɐˈvatʲ]
exist
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существовать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I don't think that problem will exist forever.

Я не думаю, что эта проблема будет существовать вечно.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Do you think life on other planets can exist?

Как ты думаешь, может ли существовать жизнь на других планетах?

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существовать belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

существоватьexist
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

существовать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between существовать / быть / иметь место / пребывать

🇷🇺Russian
существовать

The main neutral word: “to be real, to have existence.”

B1Very Often

Different points of view exist in the world.

В мире существуют разные точки зрения.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
быть

A very general word; in the meaning “to exist” it is less specific and often depends on context.

A2Very Often

There was a book on the table.

На столе была книга.

И
🇷🇺Russian
иметь место

A formal expression meaning “to happen, to take place at a certain time or place.”

B1Often

The meeting will take place tomorrow if it does not rain.

Завтра состоится встреча, если не будет дождя.

П
🇷🇺Russian
пребывать

A bookish and formal word; it does not just mean “to exist,” but more often “to be in some state or condition.”

B2Rarely

He was in a state of confusion after the news.

Он пребывал в растерянности после новости.

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существовать translation: exist. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce существовать

[sʊɕːɪstvɐˈvatʲ]

существовать translation

exist

существовать examples

I don't think that problem will exist forever.

существовать transcription

[sʊɕːɪstvɐˈvatʲ]

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существовать meaning: what does it mean?

быть реальным, иметь место в действительности

существовать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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I don't think that problem will exist forever. Translation: Я не думаю, что эта проблема будет существовать вечно.

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