adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɪɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/
/ɛɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a being or entity that exists independently
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
actual and imagined conditions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: actual
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
having existence or being or actuality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: existing
Antonyms: nonexistent
5
adjective
Meaning 5
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory- Longfellow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
real objects
real people; not ghosts
a film based on real life
a real illness
real humility
Life is real! Life is earnest!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: real
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin existens, from existere. By surface analysis, exist + -ent.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَوْجُود
(mawjūd)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Asturian:
esistente
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Belarusian:
існу́ючы
(isnújučy)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Bulgarian:
съществу́ващ
(sǎštestvúvašt)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Bulgarian:
настоя́щ
(nastojášt)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Catalan:
existent
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Chinese Mandarin:
現存 /现存
(xiàncún)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Czech:
existující
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Dutch:
bestaand
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Dutch:
bestaande
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Finnish:
olemassa oleva
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
French:
existant
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Galician:
existente
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Georgian:
არსებული
(arsebuli)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
German:
existent
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
German:
existierend
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Greek:
υπαρκτός
(yparktós)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Ancient Greek:
ὑπάρχων
(hupárkhōn)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Hebrew:
קים
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Hungarian:
létező
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Italian:
esistente
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Japanese:
現存する
(genzon suru)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Kazakh:
қолданымдағы
(qoldanymdağy)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Kazakh:
қолданыстағы
(qoldanystağy)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Korean:
존재하다
(jonjaehada)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Macedonian:
постоечки
(postoečki)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Maltese:
eżistenti
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Norwegian Bokmål:
eksisterende
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Polish:
istniejący
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Portuguese:
existente
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Russian:
существу́ющий
(suščestvújuščij)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Russian:
настоя́щий
(nastojáščij)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Serbo-Croatian:
по́стоје̄ћӣ
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Serbo-Croatian:
póstojēćī
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Slovak:
existujúci
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Slovene:
obstoječ
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Spanish:
existente
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Swedish:
existerande
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Turkish:
mevcut
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
Ukrainian:
існу́ючий
(isnújučyj)
— existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
