existence

existence

CEFR: A1-A2 /ex-is-tence/ [eh0.g.z.ih1.s.t.ah0.n.s]

Existence is the state of being alive or being real. Here are examples:

Example Sentences:
She began to doubt the existence of God.
It was not until 1822 that scientists learned about the existence of dinosaurs.
The greatest chance for the existence of extraterrestrial life is on a planet beyond our solar system.
The tiger may not be in existence in a few decades.

The phrase "in existence" is often used. It means "currently existing". Here are example sentences:

Example Sentences:
The tiger may not be in existence in a few decades.
All the oil in existence will not last the world for another century.

Another phrase "come into existence" is also often used. It means "begin to exist". Here is an example sentence:

Example Sentences:
Dinosaurs came into existence during the Mesozoic era.

Existence can also mean a particular way of living whereby, in this definition, the word existence is usually used in singular form.

Example sentences include:

Example Sentences:
They enjoyed a comfortable existence.
They pursued their meager existence in a poor rural area.
Until recently, the Inuit people led a nomadic existence, sheltering in igloos, the ice-block domes that are peculiar to north-central Canada.