existing

UK: /ɪgˈzɪstɪŋ/ US: /ɛgˈzɪstɪŋ/

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ex•ist•ing /ɛgˈzɪstɪŋ/  adj. [before a noun]

1. being in use or in operation at the time of writing or speaking:
   under the existing economic conditions.

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ex•ist /ɪgˈzɪst/   v. [no object]

1. to have actual being;
   be:
   "I'm real— I exist,'' he said.
2. to have life or animation;
   live:
   [not: be + ~-ing] Human beings could not exist without water.
3. [not: be + ~-ing] to continue to be or live:
   Belief in magic still exists.
4. be found;
   occur:
   [not: be + ~-ing] A life that is free from all worry doesn't exist.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ex•ist  (ig zist′), v.i. 

1. to have actual being;
   be:
   The world exists, whether you like it or not.
2. to have life or animation;
   live.
3. to continue to be or live:
   Belief in magic still exists.
4. to have being in a specified place or under certain conditions;
   be found;
   occur:
   Hunger exists in many parts of the world.
5. to achieve the basic needs of existence, as food and shelter:
   He's not living, he's merely existing.

• Latin ex(s)istere to exist, appear, emerge, equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + sistere to stand
• 1595–1605

ex•ist′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 3. survive, persist, last, endure, stay, remain.

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exist / ɪɡˈzɪst/ verb (intransitive)

1. to have being or reality; to be
2. to eke out a living; stay alive; survive
3. to be living; live
4. to be present under specified conditions or in a specified place

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin exsistere to step forth, from ex-¹ + sistere to stand

exˈisting adjective