Existaient (en. Existed)

/ɛɡzi'stɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To have an existence, to be present in the world.

In the past, these species existed in abundance.

Dans le passé, ces espèces existaient en abondance.

To be alive or real at a given moment.

There existed a popular belief that they did not exist.

Il existait une croyance populaire qu'ils n'existaient pas.

To be part of reality or history.

These civilizations existed long before our era.

Ces civilisations existaient bien avant notre ère.

From the verb 'exist', from Latin 'existere', meaning to appear, to stand out.

existed then

Referenced something that existed at another time.

existaient alors

there existed evidence

Indicates that there was evidence revealing the existence of something.

il existait des preuves

exist

To have a reality, to be present.

exister

existence

The state of being present or alive.

existence

It's just an illusion

All this is just an illusion, as if they did not exist.

Tout cela, c'est juste une illusion, comme s'ils n'existaient pas.

Is no longer there

These ideas existed once, but now they are no longer there.

Ces idées, elles existaient autrefois, mais maintenant, elles ne sont plus là.