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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexistant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛɡ.zi.stɑ̃
"Nous devons respecter les règles existantes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having existence or being at the present time; current or presently in use.
"We need to update the existing software to improve security."
- 1
Present participle of exist; continuing to live or have being.
"They are barely existing on their current meager income."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'exist', originating in the early 17th century from Latin 'exsistere' (meaning to emerge, come forth, or be). The suffix '-ing' was added to form the present participle and adjectival use, denoting a state of currently having actual being or occurrence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Existing" is said worldwide
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existant
Transliteration: ɛɡ.zi.stɑ̃
"Nous devons respecter les règles existantes."
bestehend
Transliteration: bəˈʃteːnt
"Wir müssen die bestehenden Verträge überprüfen."
esistente
Transliteration: e.ziˈstɛn.te
"Dobbiamo migliorare il sistema esistente."
existente
Transliteration: eɣ.sisˈten.te
"Hay que revisar la normativa existente."
existente
Transliteration: e.ziʃˈtẽ.tʃi
"Precisamos atualizar o software existente."
मौजूदा
Transliteration: maujooda
"हमें मौजूदा प्रणाली में सुधार करना चाहिए।"
现有的
Transliteration: xiàn yǒu de
"我们需要改进现有的系统。"
기존의
Transliteration: gijon-ui
"우리는 기존의 시스템을 개선해야 합니다."
既存の
Transliteration: kison no
"私たちは既存のシステムを改善する必要があります。"
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