existent Definition
ex·ist·ent (eg zis′tənt, ig-)
adjective
- having existence or being; existing
- existing now; present; immediate
Etymology: L existens, prp. of existere, exist
existent Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
become: From empty space with no force, no matter, no energy, and no intelligence, matter would have to become existent.
Adjective modifier
- natural: Natural explanation is provided in terms of precedent events, causal laws, or necessary conditions that invoke natural existents.
- other: A definition differentiates a given concept from all others and keeps its units distinguished in a person's mind from all other existents.
Modifies a noun
- being: Hence the sentence " The existent perfect being is existent " expresses a truth.
- thing: William begins with the Father, the origin of the Godhead and therefore of every existent thing.
- object: Some philosophers have argued that names of fictional and mythical creatures refer to existent objects -- abstract objects in particular.
- entity: This first condition should be restated as ' the object must be a known, existent entity ' .
- reality: Altogether they form what may be called the individual and existent realities of the science.
- system: All existent systems seize up or deflate, or public support evaporates whichever comes first.
Modifying Another Word
- eternally: Additionally, I hope to finish soon a paper arguing that words are eternally existent types.
- necessarily: He must show why being necessarily existent implies that his God must be necessarily omnipotent.
- already: Is a network in which the commencement of transactions within any practical field begin at the middle of an already existent practical formation.
- still: Still existent in their family are several pieces which were made by John Jones for other close family members.
- not: One is the sense of well being in society, which is virtually not existent.
- yet: Restricted byways: a new category of PROW not yet existent, with rights for all traffic except motorized vehicles.
Preposition: in
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