Existing meaning

What does “existing” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“existing” is an adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: presently existing.

existing

presently existing
“the existing system”
having existence or being or actuality
“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”
Synonymsexistent
existing in something specified
“depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University