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Italian word

esistere

to exist, to be

Looks like

to exist

to have objective reality or being

⚠️ The trap

Good match. But in Italian informal speech 'non esiste!' = 'No way! / That's not happening!' — a very common expression that has nothing to do with existence literally.

To say "to have objective reality or being" in Italian:

esistere

"esistere" in English means:

to exist, to be

Example

"Questo problema non esiste più."

"This problem no longer exists."

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