existent Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective having existence or being or actuality
   existing.
   
   • 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. adjective being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; not ghosts"
   real.
   
   • real objects
   • real people
   • a film based on real life
   • a real illness
   • real humility
   • Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
3. adjective presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
   actual.
   
   • the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
   • actual and imagined conditions

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