existence
US: /ɛɡˈzɪstəns/, /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/
UK: /ɛɡzˈɪstəns/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
existence /ig'zistəns/- danh từ
- sự tồn tại, sự sống, sự sống còn; cuộc sống
- in existence: tồn tại
- a precarious existence: cuộc sống gieo neo
- sự hiện có
- vật có thật, vật tồn tại, những cái có thật; thực thể
- sự tồn tại, sự sống, sự sống còn; cuộc sống
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U] the state or fact of being real or living: I was unaware of his existence until today. + This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence. + Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war. + a crisis that threatens the industry's continued existence
2 [C] a way of living especially when this is difficult or boring: The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped and noisy apartment. + We led a poor but happy enough existence as children. + They eke out a precarious existence (= they have hardly enough money to live on). + The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live).
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 being, presence, actuality, fact:
Most cultures believe in the existence of one god or more.
2 life, living; continuance, continuation, persistence, permanence, duration, endurance:
The early settlers had to struggle for existence.
3 entity, being, creature; ens, quiddity, essence:
In Hindu philosophy, there is no limit to the number of existences.
Collocation
1 state of existing
ADJ.
actual, real
El Cid's actual existence is not in doubt. Since her illness, other people had become shadowy and had no real existence for her.
| brief | continued, future | very
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live).
| mere
The mere existence of these strange creatures fascinated him.
| autonomous, independent, separate
any organism capable of independent existence
| human
the mystery of human existence
| material, physical | social
VERB + EXISTENCE
be in
The idea of God in nature has been in existence for as long as human beings have worshipped.
| come into, spring into
The organization came into existence ten years ago. What are the chances of these molecules springing spontaneously into existence?
| be crushed out of, go out of
If you jump into a black hole you will get torn apart and crushed out of existence. There was a fear that the club might go out of existence for lack of support.
| bring sth into, call sth into
striving to bring into existence a new kind of society
| be aware of, know of | be unaware of | assert | assume, postulate, presuppose
The theory assumes the existence of a ‘meritocracy’?that there is equal opportunity for all.
| accept, acknowledge, believe in, recognize
He didn't believe in the existence of God.
| deny | doubt | imply, indicate, suggest | discover, reveal | confirm, demonstrate, establish, prove | disprove | explain
How do you explain the existence of closely related species in widely separated locations?
| justify | forget, ignore
The girl's parents continued to ignore her very existence.
| resent
Deep down I resented his existence.
| jeopardize, threaten
Climate changes threaten the continued existence of the species.
| owe
The school owed its existence to the generosity of one man.
| be vital to
A super-efficient sense of smell is no longer vital to our existence.
EXISTENCE + VERB
depend on/upon sth
The company's existence depends on continued growth.
PREP.
in ~
the only instrument of its kind in existence
PHRASES
a mode of existence
the nature and significance of the temporal mode of existence
| the struggle for existence
Darwin viewed the struggle for existence as being the major promoter of evolution.
2 way of living
ADJ.
bare, frugal, hand-to-mouth, miserable, precarious
He lived a hand-to-mouth existence in the less attractive areas of London.
| comfortable, ordered, peaceful, quiet | dull, humdrum, routine | isolated, lonely, solitary | nomadic | rural, suburban, urban | daily, day-to-day, everyday | previous, prior
He claimed to be able to remember a previous existence.
VERB + EXISTENCE
enjoy, have, lead, live | eke out, endure
They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.
Concise dictionary
existences-tənsnoun
+the state or fact of existing
+everything that exists anywhere
