English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

существова́ть — meaning in English

sushchestvovat

Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead

English meaning

  • be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
  • breathe verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
  • exist verb To be real; to have actual being.

Senses

существова́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • be (now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
  • breathe (intransitive, figurative) To live.
  • exist (intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

be — full definition

  1. verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
  2. verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.

breathe — full definition

  1. verb To draw air into the lungs and expel it.
  2. verb To pause briefly to rest or recover.
  3. verb To say something very quietly, almost as a whisper.

Related Russian words