Standard Lemma guide

existing

adj · verb · 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Slovak: existujúci — that exists
  • Spanish: existente — that exists
  • Turkish: mevcut — that exists
  • Turkish: varolan — that exists
  • Ukrainian: існу́ючий (isnújučyj) — that exists
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