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• Something from nothing — argument is a philosophical argument that proves logically: The existence of any thing cannot have come from nothing or no thing nor could it have ever existed at all.To partially grasp this understanding the philosopher must first realise that… …   Wikipedia

• exist — [[t]ɪgzɪ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ exists, existing, existed 1) VERB: no cont If something exists, it is present in the world as a real thing. He thought that if he couldn t see something, it didn t exist... Research opportunities exist in a wide range of pure… …   English dictionary

• exist */*/*/ — UK [ɪɡˈzɪst] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms exist : present tense I/you/we/they exist he/she/it exists present participle existing past tense existed past participle existed 1) a) to be real, or to appear in the real world Dragons don t… …   English dictionary

• exist — ex|ist [ ıg zıst ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to be real or appear in the real world: Dragons don t exist. a ) to be present in a particular place, time, or situation: Opportunities exist in our company for experienced engineers. There is no… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• something's days are numbered — someone’s/something’s/days are numbered phrase someone or something is not likely to continue in a particular situation or to exist much longer His days in the team are probably numbered. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym likely to die soonsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• exist — /Ig zIst/ verb (intransitive not in progressive) 1 if someone or something exists, that person or thing is real and has not been imagined by someone: Do fairies really exist? | Stop pretending the problem doesn t exist. | Tom acts as if I don t… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• exist, subsist — To exist is to live, to be, to have life : Raccoons exist in that forest. Hatred of war exists in all nations. To subsist also means to have life but with the additional idea of doing so by dependence upon something else, such as food, water, and …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• something's days are numbered — (someone s/something s) days are numbered if someone s or something s days are numbered, they will not exist for much longer. As our local cinema struggles to survive, it seems clear that its days are numbered …   New idioms dictionary

• ride out something — ride out (something) to continue to work or exist through something difficult or dangerous. He rode out the recession very well, and, in fact, his business actually grew. There was a big storm, but the ship managed to ride it out …   New idioms dictionary

• pre-exist — verb (I, T) formal to exist before something else: Inform your doctor of any pre existing medical condition, eg, diabetes. pre existing adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• give rise to something — phrase to make something happen or begin, especially something unpleasant or unexpected Delays could give rise to further problems. The remark about an election inevitably gave rise to widespread speculation. Thesaurus: to make something bad… …   Useful english dictionary