- existent, existing - having existence or being or actuality; "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"
- existing - existing in something specified; "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream"
Antonym: absent (indirect, via present)
- existing - presently existing; "the existing system"
Antonym: future (indirect, via past, present)
Antonym: past (indirect, via present, future)
- exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun existence1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
- exist, survive, live, subsist - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s PP