Existent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having existence or being or actuality

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; ; ; ; ; ; - Longfellow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɪstənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɪstənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɪstənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɪstənt/.

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
real objects

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

existing real actual

Antonyms

unreal nonexistent potential

Parts of Speech

adjective	having existence or being or actuality “an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient”
adjective	being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; ; ; ; ; ; - Longfellow “real objects”
adjective	presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible “the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different”

Word Forms

existence	noun	the state or fact of existing
exist	verb	have an existence, be extant
realness	noun	the state of being actual or real
reality	noun	the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
actualize	verb	make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
actuality	noun	the state of actually existing objectively

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

existant

avoir une existence ou être ou être une réalité

🇪🇸Spanish

existente

tener existencia o ser o actualidad

🇮🇹Italian

esistente

avere esistenza o essere o realtà

🇳🇱Dutch

bestaand

bestaand, bestaand of actueel zijnd

🇵🇹Portuguese

existente

tendo existência ou ser ou realidade

🇷🇺Russian

существующий

наличие существования или существования или актуальности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मौजूद

अस्तित्व या होना या वास्तविकता होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিদ্যমান

অস্তিত্ব বা অস্তিত্ব বা বাস্তবতা থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

இருக்கும்

இருப்பு அல்லது இருப்பது அல்லது உண்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉనికిలో ఉంది

ఉనికి లేదా ఉనికి లేదా వాస్తవికతను కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्तित्वात

अस्तित्व किंवा अस्तित्व किंवा वास्तविकता

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્તિત્વમાં છે

અસ્તિત્વ અથવા અસ્તિત્વ અથવા વાસ્તવિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ

ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ವಾಸ್ತವತೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലവിലുണ്ട്

അസ്തിത്വമോ അസ്തിത്വമോ യാഥാർത്ഥ്യമോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੌਜੂਦ

ਹੋਂਦ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਲੀਅਤ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

موجود

وجود یا وجود یا حقیقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

存在的

存在或存在或现实

🇯🇵Japanese

存在する

存在、存在、または現実を持っていること

🇰🇷Korean

존재하는

존재 또는 존재 또는 현실을 갖는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tồn tại

có sự tồn tại hoặc hiện hữu hoặc thực tế

🇹🇭Thai

มีอยู่จริง

การมีอยู่หรือการมีอยู่หรือความเป็นจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ada

memiliki keberadaan atau keberadaan atau aktualitas

🇵🇭Filipino

umiiral

pagkakaroon ng pagkakaroon o pagiging o actuality

🇲🇾Malay

wujud

mempunyai kewujudan atau kewujudan atau aktualiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موجود

وجود أو وجود أو واقع

🇮🇷Persian

موجود

وجود یا بودن یا فعلیت داشتن

🇹🇷Turkish

mevcut

varoluşa veya varlığa veya gerçekliğe sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

קיים

בעל קיום או הוויה או מציאות

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The primary meaning of 'existent' is 'having existence or being or actuality'.

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