existent

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪɡˈzɪstənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛgˈzɪstənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ig zis′tənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•ist•ent /ɛgˈzɪstənt/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. having existence.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•ist•ent  (ig zis′tənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. existing;
    having existence.
  2. now existing.

n. 
  1. a person or thing that exists.
  • Latin existent- (stem of existēns), present participle of existere to exist; see -ent
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
existent /ɪɡˈzɪstənt/ adj
  1. in existence; extant; current
  2. having existence; living
 n
  1. a person or a thing that exists
'existent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
postulate - pre-existing - real - self-existent - concrete - existential psychology - inexistent - ingenerate - intentional - quasi-existent

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