adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪstɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:IH0 G Z IH1 S T IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists 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
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of exist
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
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: existent
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
presently existing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the existing system
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
existing in something specified
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
është
— that exists
Albanian:
a (gheg)
— that exists
Arabic:
مَوْجُود
(mawjūd)
— that exists
Armenian:
գոյական
(goyakan)
— that exists
Azerbaijani:
mövcud
— that exists
Azerbaijani:
var olan
— that exists
Catalan:
existent
— that exists
Chinese Mandarin:
現有 /现有
(xiànyǒu)
— that exists
Chinese Mandarin:
現存 /现存
(xiàncún)
— that exists
Czech:
existující
— that exists
Danish:
eksisterende
— that exists
Dutch:
bestaande
— that exists
Esperanto:
efektiva
— that exists
Finnish:
olemassa oleva
— that exists
French:
existant
— that exists
German:
bestehend
— that exists
German:
existierend
— that exists
Greek:
υπάρχων
(ypárchon)
— that exists
Hungarian:
létező
— that exists
Hungarian:
meglévő
— that exists
Hungarian:
meglevő
— that exists
Indonesian:
adanya
— that exists
Italian:
esistente
— that exists
Japanese:
現在の
(genzai no)
— that exists
Māori:
tīariari
— that exists
Norwegian Bokmål:
eksisterende
— that exists
Polish:
istniejący
— that exists
Portuguese:
existente
— that exists
Romanian:
existent
— that exists
Russian:
существу́ющий
(suščestvújuščij)
— that exists