existent

[ig-zis-tuhnt]

adjective

1. existing; having existence.

2. now existing.

noun

1. a person or thing that exists.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-existent adjective
• unexistent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of existent¹

1555–65; < Latin existent- (stem of existēns ), present participle of existere to exist; -ent

Example Sentences

About 200 people may have bought funeral plans that were non existent from a Hull funeral home at the centre of a police inquiry, an MP has claimed.

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Now the Seahawks’ margin for error keeps dwindling to the point it’s barely existent.

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This goes back to a lack of operational leadership, which has been existent in the company for many years.

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“We need to hold the U.S. government accountable by honoring the existent treaties,” Lee says.

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But the $140 million Doheny project will be tied into already existent municipal lines and will continue to operate as a county water district, officials said.

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