How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already a PONS subscriber?

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements.

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur here.

in the PONS Dictionary

ex·ist [ɪgˈzɪst, egˈ-] VB intr

1. exist (be):

exist
exist

2. exist:

exist (live)
exist (live)
exist (survive)
to exist on sth
von etw dat leben

3. exist (occur):

exist

I. pre-ex·ist [ˌpri:ɪgˈzɪst] form VB intr

pre-exist
pre-exist PHILOS, REL

II. pre-ex·ist [ˌpri:ɪgˈzɪst] form VB trans

to pre-exist sth/sb
to pre-exist sth/sb
jdm/etw vorausgehen
Present
Iexist
youexist
he/she/itexists
weexist
youexist
theyexist
Past
Iexisted
youexisted
he/she/itexisted
weexisted
youexisted
theyexisted
Present Perfect
Ihaveexisted
youhaveexisted
he/she/ithasexisted
wehaveexisted
youhaveexisted
theyhaveexisted
Past Perfect
Ihadexisted
youhadexisted
he/she/ithadexisted
wehadexisted
youhadexisted
theyhadexisted