Definitions for existing
ex·ist·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. existingadjective

   presently existing

   "the existing system"

2. existent, existingadjective

   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"

3. existingadjective

   existing in something specified

   "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. existingadjective

   that exists, or has existence, especially that exists now

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1. existing

   Existing refers to something that presently exists or is currently in existence. It implies that something is real, tangible, or observable in the present moment. Existing can also refer to the state of being alive or having a physical presence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Existing

   of Exist

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1. existingverb

   Verb form of the word exist.

   The house was existing in a beautiful field.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'existing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1074

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'existing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1355

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'existing' in Adjectives Frequency: #132

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for existing »

1. exit sign

How to pronounce existing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say existing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of existing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of existing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of existing in a Sentence

1. Marcus Blagrove:

   One way [viruses are] generated is through recombination between two existing coronaviruses, so two viruses infect the same cell and they recombine into a ‘daughter’ virus that would be an entirely new strain.

2. Emma Wild:

   Some companies have used up the good will over renegotiating their covenants or needing various wavers signed around existing (loan) facilities, and have rationalised their capital programmes as best they can, the need to pay down debt and close funding gaps may result in a few bargains that those with capital have been holding out for.

3. India Governor Raghuram Rajan:

   We can now be a little more careful about recognition... Next step is to make sure that what should be classified as A is classified as A and not B, we are ... looking at how some of these existing facilities are being used, to make sure ... we are not kicking the can down the road.

4. Delphine Denis:

   With fewer cars in use, the industry has more capacity to retrofit existing cars to the current standard.

5. Lee Berger:

   Homo naledi remains one of the most enigmatic ancient human relatives ever discovered, it is clearly a primitive species, existing at a time when previously we thought only modern humans were in South Africa. Its very presence at that time and in this place complexifies our understanding of who did what first concerning the invention of complex stone tool cultures and even ritual practices.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=existing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Existing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/existing
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=existing