existent
pronunciation
How to pronounce existent in British English:
UK [ɪgˈzɪstənt]
How to pronounce existent in American English:
US [ɪɡˈzɪstənt]
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- Adjective:
- having existence or being or actuality
- being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
- presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
Word Origin
- existent (adj.)
- 1560s, a back-formation from existence, or else from Latin existentem/exsistentem (nominative existens/exsistens), present participle of existere/exsistere (see existence).
Example
- 1. The totality of existent atomic facts is the world .
- 2. Estate sale engineers existent problem and development direction .
- 3. An attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it even more efficient .
- 4. Medical way is an important aspect of existent way .
- 5. I believe this kind man is existent !