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existing - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'existing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Existing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Exist

Meaning of 'existing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . existing [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having existence or being or actuality
Example in sentence:
  • 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
2 . existing [ s]
Meaning (2):
- existing in something specified
Example in sentence:
  • depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream
Meaning (3):
- presently existing
Example in sentence:
  • the existing system