Словарь синонимов английского языка - exist

(v) 1. be, continue, prevail, endure, abide; live, breathe: Some believe that the universe exists only in our imagination. 2. survive, subsist, eke out a living or an existence, stai alive, get by or along: How can the family exist only on his pension? 3. occur, happen, be found, be present, remain, persist; obtain, prevail: A two-foot gap exists between the wall and the roof. 'Status quo' refers to the circumstances that exist.