adjective
presently existing
Examples
- the existing system
adjective
having existence or being or actuality
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
adjective
existing in something specified
Examples
- depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream
verb
have an existence, be extant
Synonyms
Examples
- Is there a God?
verb
support oneself
Synonyms
Examples
- he could barely exist on such a low wage
- Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?
- Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day