Definition: having existence or being or actuality
Usage: 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
Definition: in operation
Usage: keep hope alive; the tradition was still alive; an active tradition
Synonyms: existing
Definition: presently existing
Usage: the existing system
Similar words: present
Definition: temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
Usage: the present leader; articles for present use; the present topic; the present system; present observations
Synonyms: existing
Definition: existing in something specified
Usage: depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream
Similar words: present
Definition: being or existing in a specified place
Usage: the murderer is present in this room; present at the wedding; present at the creation