English-Thai Dictionary

existence

N การดำรงอยู่  การ คงอยู่  การ มีชีวิต อยู่  being living survival kan-dam-rong-yu

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXISTENCE

n.The state of being or having essence; as the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence; temporal existence. 1. Life; animation.
2. Continued being; duration; continuation. We speak of the existence of troubles or calamities, or of happiness. During the existence of national calamities, our pious ancestors always had recourse to prayer for divine aid.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXISTENCE

Ex *ist "ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. existence. ]

 

1. The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence. The main object of our existence. Lubbock.

 

2. Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of a state of war. The existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but another word for its being perceived, or for the inferred possibility of perceiving it. J.S. Mill.

 

3. That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as, living existences.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

existence

ex ist ence |igˈzistəns ɪɡˈzɪst (ə )ns | ▶noun the fact or state of living or having objective reality: the plane was the oldest Boeing remaining in existence | the need to acknowledge the existence of a problem. • continued survival: she helped to keep the company alive when its very existence was threatened. • a way of living: living in a city was more expensive than a rural existence. • any of a person's supposed current, future, or past lives on this earth: reaping the consequences of evil deeds sown in previous existences. • archaic a being or entity. • all that exists. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin existentia, from Latin exsistere ‘come into being, ’ from ex- ‘out ’ + sistere ‘take a stand. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

existence

ex ¦ist |ence |ɪgˈzɪst (ə )ns, ɛg- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the fact or state of living or having objective reality: the organization has been in existence for fifteen years. • continued survival: she kept the company alive when its very existence was threatened. • [ count noun ] a way of living: our stressed-out urban existence. • [ count noun ] (in certain beliefs ) any of a person's successive earthly lives. • all that exists: he believed in the essential unity of all existence. • [ count noun ] archaic something that exists; a being. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin existentia, from Latin exsistere ‘come into being ’, from ex- ‘out ’ + sistere ‘take a stand ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

existence

existence noun 1 the industry's continued existence: actuality, being, existing, reality; survival, continuation. 2 her suburban existence: way of life, way of living, life, lifestyle. PHRASES in existence there are millions of unidentified species in existence. See existent.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

existence

existence noun 1 a crisis that threatened the industry's continued existence: actuality, being, existing, reality, fact; survival, continuance, continuation, subsistence, living; Philosophy quiddity, esse. ANTONYMS non-existence. 2 her drab suburban existence: way of life, way of living, manner of living, life, lifestyle, circumstances, situation. PHRASES in existence 1 scientists believe there are several million unidentified species in existence: alive, existing, extant, existent. ANTONYMS extinct. 2 the only copy of the book still in existence: surviving, remaining, undestroyed, lasting, continuing, enduring; about, around, in circulation. ANTONYMS destroyed, lost.

 

French Dictionary

existence

existence n. f. nom féminin 1 Fait d ’exister, d ’être réel. : L ’existence d ’une famille. SYNONYME réalité . 2 Vie. : Bénédicte a eu une existence mouvementée: elle a fait le tour du monde en voilier. 3 Durée. : Cette cathédrale a plusieurs siècles d ’existence.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

existence

ex ist ence /ɪɡzɪ́st (ə )ns /→exist 名詞 1 U 存在 , 実在 ; 生存 ▸ Some children believe in the existence of fairies .妖精 （ようせい ）の存在を信じている子供もいる ▸ the continued existence of the state 国家の存続 ▸ go out of existence 消滅する ▸ the very existence of nuclear weapons 核兵器の存在そのもの .2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(特に悪い条件のもとでの )生活ぶり , 暮らし ▸ lead a miserable [peaceful, carefree ] existence みじめな [平穏な, のんきな ]生活を送る ▸ a hand-to-mouth existence その日暮らしの生活 3 C 存在物, 実在物 ; U 全存在物 , 万物 .br ì ng A into ex í stence A 〈物 〉を成立させる, 生み出す .c ò me into ex í stence 生まれる , 出現する ; 成立する, 創設される .in ex í stence 存在して (いる ); 現存の .