Existing

Definition: Existing

Existing

Adjective

1. Presently existing; "the existing system".

2. 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".

3. Existing in something specified; "depletion of the oxygen existing in the bloodstream".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "existing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonym: Existing

Existence

Adjective: existing; Verb: existent, under the sun; in existence; Noun: extant; afloat, afoot, on foot, current, prevalent; undestroyed.

The Present Time

Noun: the present, the present time, the present day, the present moment, the present juncture, the present occasion; the times, the existing time, the time being; today, these days, nowadays, our times, modern times, the twentieth century; nonce, crisis, epoch, day, hour.

Adjective: present, actual, instant, current, existing, extant, that is; present-day, up-to-date, up-to-the-moment.

Crosswords: Existing

Books

• Build your own energy-saver home or upgrade your existing home (reference)

• Existing Light Photography (reference)

• Existing Sewer Evaluation and Rehabilitation (Asce Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice, No. 62) (reference)

• One World Divided: Existing Causes and Possible Results of the Coming Post-Economic Revolution (reference)

• The Soulmate Process: How to Release Blocks & Direct Energy to Manifest a Soulmate Relationship or Transform Your Existing Relationship (reference)

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Periodicals

• Handbook Of Existing Rules Pertaining To Human Rights In The Interamerican System (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Advanced Existing Light (reference)

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Music

• Shaker Road: Quit Existing (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• CWLMS MAINT REL-FOR EXISTING 1.X (reference)

• Cisco Systems 4500 16MB Main Upg (Replace Existing Dram) Kit (reference)

• Startech PCI 4 Port USB Hub Card Requires Existing Controller (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The Greenhill/East Timbalier dredge flow into natural marsh. Existing marsh will recover if not buried too deeply. Credit: America's Coastlines.

An existing naturally occurring high-marsh tide pool at Barren Island. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

The road down to the only existing housing at Mona Island leads to the staging and docking areas for the restoration workers. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Removing an existing pad to lower the fish entranceway at the restoration site. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A culvert, at Quivett Creek, that needs to be enlarged to enhance water flow. Increased flow will enhance anadromous fish and salt marsh habitat. Note the large hole in the existing metal culvert. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Plug site 7 looking at the south bank of the existing oil access canal. The white PVC pipe marks one end of the proposed plug. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Locust Bayou between plug site 7 and the existing southeast trending oil access canal. This 6500 linear foot section of Locust Bayou silted up and was dredged out to its natural depth prior to construction of the project's plugs. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Figure 37. Bucknill-Casella manometric sounder, invented by Lieutenant John T. Bucknill of the Royal Engineers of the Royal Navy in 1870 to mitigate problems with existing sounding systems. This sounder was based on Bourdon's tube, whose curvature varied as a function of the pressure difference between the interior and the fluid in which it was immersed. Louis P. Casella made the final product. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 20. Dumaige thermometer constructed by Paul Dumaige who was a long-time collaborator with the Prince of Monaco. Duimage was known for having constructe d the closing mechanism for a plankton net used by Albert I. It is not known whether this instrument was a copy of an existing instruments or if it was made to improve certain shortcomings. Two of them were used in 1892 at 4808 meters. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Archaeology site within existing oil field. Credit: Merv Coleman.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Clause 1: The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person. (reference)

They attack every principle of existing society. (reference)

The free zones existing in German ports on August 1, 1914, shall be maintained. (reference)

Even in the North, the conditions of public education did not approximate those existing today. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The lower strata of the existing social world are full of these lost traces

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Platelet use is controlled locally and determined largely by existing practice. (references)

Children with Chiari malformation may require surgery to repair an existing myelomeningocele. (references)

Not every existing or emerging infectious disease is potentially transmissible through transfusion. (references)

Business

The Taiwan Army plans to replace its existing UH1H helicopters. (references)

It will use new technology that builds on the existing GSM system. (references)

This represents substantial potential for BEMS in existing buildings. (references)

Children

Bulgaria

However, enforcement of this law has lagged in existing, unrenovated buildings. (references)

Greece

New universities have opened in the provinces, along with new departments in already existing universities. (references)

Macedonia

New legislation addressing shortfalls in the juvenile justice system and reforming existing law to meet international standards was put forward for Government review in December. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kuwait

It is not used to suspend or shut down existing newspapers. (references)

Armenia

Alternative nonmilitary service is not available under existing law to members of Jehovah's Witnesses. (references)

Malaysia

The Registrar also may cancel the registration of an existing company and disband it on the same grounds. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

This amendment clarifies existing regulations. (references)

Egypt

Upgrades to EW and communications for existing ships. (references)

Moldova

In 1998-2000 Moldova attempted to modify the existing law. (references)

Human Rights

Dominican Republic

That commission developed legislation to modify the existing Police Law. (references)

Estonia

Modest gains were made in hiring new prison staff and retaining existing personnel. (references)

Brazil

The planned construction is not sufficient to alleviate existing overcrowding problems. (references)

Indigenous People

Mexico

The EZLN opposed the revised bill's subjection of indigenous rights and autonomy to existing federal, state, and municipal laws and jurisdictions, provisions that were not contained in the original COCOPA bill. (references)

Argentina

To clarify the discrepancy, the national census scheduled to take place in 2000 was to have collected information about indigenous identity for the first time; however, funding shortfalls required the Federal Government to postpone the census until mid-November, with results expected in 2002. Existing census data show that poverty rates are higher than average in areas with large indigenous populations. (references)

Philippines

The Higaonon people in Mindanao claim that they continue to be deprived of portions of their ancestral land by a powerful local landowning family that forced their removal through a violent demolition conducted by the PNP and private security forces in 1997. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines continues to express concern over the effects of existing and planned large-scale mining on the land of the many indigenous people of Mindanao. (references)

Minorities

Sri Lanka

The agreement under which the existing ruling coalition was formed prevented any further attempts at devolution. (references)

Brazil

It also demonstrates a lack of knowledge of the existing antiracism statutes on the part of lawmakers, public attorneys, judges, and lawyers. (references)

Russia

A government review of the implementation of existing laws against acts of national, racial, and religious hatred revealed that 25 criminal investigations were conducted in 1998 and that in 1999 10 were opened. (references)

Political Economy

Nepal

Nor have the courts been effective in enforcing existing laws. (references)

BOLIVIA

Weak enforcement of existing laws has done little to discourage piracy in Bolivia. (references)

INDONESIA

In July 2001, Parliament passed amendments to existing laws on patent and trademarks. (references)

Political Rights

Egypt

The Political Parties Committee also may withdraw recognition from existing political parties. (references)

Oman

The precise responsibilities of the Council of State and its relationship to the existing Consultative Council have yet to be clarified. (references)

Bulgaria

Roma groups are demanding that existing political parties adopt platforms pledging more representation and other improvements for Roma in return for Roma support. (references)

Trade

Brazil

This could provide recognition of existing certifications. (references)

Ukraine

Most foreign investors simply lease space in existing privately bonded warehouses. (references)

Zambia

The Zambian Bureau of Standards intends to reevaluate and update existing legislation. (references)

Travel

Latvia

Elderly travelers and those with existing health problems may be at risk due to inadequate medical facilities. (references)

Guatemala

Suppliers should be prepared to explain how their products and services will complement existing products and systems. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

The investment enabled the railway company to buy new passenger trains and wagons, and renovate the existing rail network. (references)

Women

Pakistan

Many concentrate on educating women about existing legal rights. (references)

Slovak Republic

NGO's criticize existing legislation for protecting aggressors over victims. (references)

Gabon

Wives who leave polygynous husbands receive half of their existing support as a one-time payment. (references)

Worker Rights

Israel and the occupied territories

The PA's capacity to enforce existing labor laws is limited. (references)

Ghana

Existing labor law applies in any EPZ, including the right to organize. (references)

Honduras

Hurricane Mitch exacerbated existing child labor problems in every sector of the economy. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "existing": existing denture ♦ existing good ♦ existing interface ♦ existing plant ♦ existing rule ♦ existing vessel. Additional references.

Beginning with "existing": existing-use.

Ending with "existing": already-existing, non-existing.

Albanian

ekzistues (actual, existent, extant, in existence, present, prevailing), që jeton. (various references)

Arabic 

‏كائن (being, existence, located, lying, situated), ‏موجود (existent, present), ‏قائم (current, erect, getting up, situated, standing, upright), ‏حالي (actual, circumstantial, current, existent, immediate, present, present day, running). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съществуващ (actual, being, existent, extant, living, ongoing), сегашен (current, existent, going, nowaday, present, present day, running), настоящ (actual, existent, present, running), наличен (available, disposable, existent, extant, stock). (various references)

Chinese 

現 (appear, current, now, present), 存在 (Exist, Existed, Existence, Presence). (various references)

Czech

existující (extant, going), stávající (current), skuteèný (actual, effective, existent, genuine, great, historical, intrinsic, intrinsical, practical, real, true, very, virtual), dosavadní. (various references)

Danish

eksisterende net (existing network), eksisterende skib (existing vessel), eksisterende vare (existing good), eksisterende varer er alle varer,som i undersoegelsesperioden eller en tidligere periode er indgaaet i landets oekonomiske kredsloeb,idet de har vaeret genstand for transaktioner som produktion,import,forbrug,konsum eller bruttoinvesteringer (and to(intermediate or final)consumption or gross capital formation, during the current period or a previous one, existing goods are all goods which have entered the country's economic system, through being involved in transactions relating to production or imports), en spulegraver med hoejstryksdyser,som nedgravningsprammen traekker med sig,rider oven paa roerledningen og foelger den saaledes i hele dens laengde;adskillige dyser med vand under hoejt tryk sidder paa sladen og spuler havbunden vaek og danner derved e (pulled along with a bury barge, straddles and walks the length of the pipeline;many high-pressure water jets on the sled erode away the seabed to form a trench under an existing sealine, the jetting sled), enheder som ejere af jord og eksisterende bygninger (government agencies as owners of land and existing buildings), genstand for særskilt ejendomsret uafhængigt af virksomheden (object of property existing separately from the undertaking), automatisk regulermodstand (rheostat connected in the existing circuit of a main generator or its exiter and automatically controlled by the heat engine for regulating purposes(BTB)), bestående anlæg (existing plant), boligmasse (dwelling stock, existing housing stock, housing effectives, housing stock), bygninger eller andre realkapitalgoder,som sælges af produktionsenheder til andre enheder:-til genbrug i den stand,hvori de forefindes;-til nedrivning (existing buildings and other fixed capital goods which are sold by producer units to other units:-to be re-used as such;-to be demolished or broken up), de frie krystaller har for deres del tendens til at bundfaeldes,idet de derved traekker de indeslutninger,der til dette tidspunkt findes i smelten,med sig (for their part, tend to sink taking with them the inclusions existing in the liquid at this particular moment, the free crystals), forskelle i eksisterende internationale juridiske bestemmelser,der regulerer gensidig jernbanetransport af passagerer og varer (disparities in existing international legal provisions governing the reciprocal railway transport of passengers and goods), antikviteter og eksisterende varer,der er solgt,men endnu ikke brugt igen (antiques and existing goods which have been sold, but which are not yet being used again), Gaskoden for eksisterende gastankskibe (Code for existing ships carrying liquified gases in bulk), varige forbrugsgoder,som sælges af husholdninger og af militæret til andre enheder:-til genbrug i den stand,hvori de forefindes;-til nedrivning og omdannelse til nedrivningsmaterialer (existing consumer durables which are sold by households or military authorities to other units:-to be re-used as such;-to be broken up and converted into demolition materials), klassifikation af nye budgetposter eller af eksisterende poster,hvis retsgrundlag er blevet ændret (classification of new budget items or existing items for which the legal basis has changed), Medlemsstaterne bestraeber sig paa at opretholde det bestaaende ligevaerd mellem deres ordninger vedroerende betalt frihed (Member States shall endeavour to maintain the existing equivalences between paid holiday schemes), naar der fra foerste faerd findes produktivitetsindekser paa over 1 i kalkstensboringer,antages det at skyldes opspraekning under selve borearbejdet samt effektiv udvidelse af borehullet som foelge af eksisterende hulrum og opspraekningssystemer (the existence of initial productivity ratios above 1 in limestone wells is believed to be due to fracturing during drilling plus effective well bore enlargement by existing vugs and fracture systems), paafyldning med eksisterende afgravningsmasser (redeposition, replacement, repositioning of existing spoil heaps), R-referencepunkt (existing interface, non-ISDN interface), swap med allerede eksisterende gæld (existing debt swap), syrebehandling omfatter injektion af syre i et producerende lag,der kan oploeses af syren,og hvor den oploesende virkning udvider eksisterende porehuller og dermed foroeger lagets permeabilitet (acidizing involves the injection of acid into an acid-soluble pay zone where its dissolving action enlarges existing voids and thereby increases the permeability of the zone), tilstedeværende humant embryo (existing human embryo), tiltrædelse (adherence, adhesion to an existing contract), transaktioner i forbindelse med antikviteter og andre eksisterende varer,der genbruges i den stand,hvori de forefindes (transactions involving antiques and other existing goods which are re-used as such), varer købt på markedet og faktisk forbrugt i den pågældende periode af den enhed,som køber dem,dvs.løbende køb af varer plus værdien af varer udtaget fra begyndelseslageret og minus værdien af lignende varer,lagt på lager i løbet af den pågæl (goods bought on the market and actually consumed by the unit which buys them during the relevant period, plus the value of similar goods withdrawn from stocks existing at the beginning of the period and minus the value of similar goods added to stocks during the period), varer og tjenester indbygget i eksisterende faste kapitalgoder-for at forbedre dem;-for at forlænge deres levetid,deres produktionskapacitet eller forbedre deres funktion;-for at istandsætte dem (for the purpose of-improving them, goods and services incorporated into existing fixed capital goods, increasing their productive capacity or improving their performance), gamle aktionærer (existing shareholders). (various references)

Dutch

bestaande gebouwen en andere bestaande vaste activa die door produktie-eenheden aan andere eenheden worden verkocht:-om als zodanig opnieuw te worden gebruikt,-om te worden gesloopt (existing buildings and other fixed capital goods which are sold by producer units to other units:-to be re-used as such;-to be demolished or broken up), afscheiding van boedels (separation of inherited property from the existing estate of the heir), de verschillen in de bestaande internationale wettelijke bepalingen, welke het onderlinge vervoer van reizigers en goederen per spoor beheersen (disparities in existing international legal provisions governing the reciprocal railway transport of passengers and goods), de Lid-Staten streven ernaar de bestaande gelijkwaardigheid van de bepalingen omtrent betaalde vakantie te handhaven (Member States shall endeavour to maintain the existing equivalences between paid holiday schemes), classificatie van nieuwe begrotingslijnen of van bestaande begrotingslijnen waarvan de rechtsgrondslag werd gewijzigd (classification of new budget items or existing items for which the legal basis has changed), boedelafscheiding (separation of inherited property from the existing estate of the heir), bijeenkomst van deskundigen belast met de voortzetting van de bestudering en de uitwerking van een algemeen aanvaardbare methode voor de vreedzame regeling van geschillen, gericht op het aanvullen van bestaande methoden (meeting of experts charged with pursuing the examination and elaboration of a generally acceptable method for peaceful settlement of disputes aimed at complementing existing methods), de zuurbehandeling houdt in dat men zuur in een in zuur oplosbare produktieve laag injecteert;door de oplossende werking worden de holle ruimten groter waardoor de permeabiliteit van de laag toeneemt (acidizing involves the injection of acid into an acid-soluble pay zone where its dissolving action enlarges existing voids and thereby increases the permeability of the zone), goederen en diensten die worden aangewend om bestaande vaste activa:-te verbeteren,-de levensduur,de produktiecapaciteit of het rendement daarvan te vergroten,-te vernieuwen (for the purpose of-improving them, goods and services incorporated into existing fixed capital goods, increasing their productive capacity or improving their performance), bestaande duurzame consumptiegoederen,die door gezinshuishoudingen en militaire instanties...aan andere eenheden worden verkocht:-om als zodanig opnieuw te worden gebruikt,-om te worden gesloopt en sloopmateriaal te worden (existing consumer durables which are sold by households or military authorities to other units:-to be re-used as such;-to be broken up and converted into demolition materials), bestaand vaartuig (existing vessel), bestaand netwerk (existing network), bestaand goed (existing good), bestaand bedrijf (existing plant), automatische reostaat (rheostat connected in the existing circuit of a main generator or its exiter and automatically controlled by the heat engine for regulating purposes(BTB)), bestaande installatie (existing plant), overheidslichamen in hun activiteit als eigenaar van grond en bestaande gebouwen (government agencies as owners of land and existing buildings), wanneer in kalksteenputten aanvankelijke produktiviteitsverhoudingen van meer dan 1 voorkomen,wordt dit geacht een gevolg te zijn van tijdens het boren optredende gesteentebreuk en van verwijding van het boorgat door bestaande holle ruimten en breuken (the existence of initial productivity ratios above 1 in limestone wells is believed to be due to fracturing during drilling plus effective well bore enlargement by existing vugs and fracture systems), vermogensbestanddeel dat losstaat van de onderneming (object of property existing separately from the undertaking), verkochte antiquiteiten en bestaande goederen die nog niet opnieuw gebruikt zijn (antiques and existing goods which have been sold, but which are not yet being used again), transacties in antiquiteiten...en andere bestaande goederen,als zodanig weer gebruikt (transactions involving antiques and other existing goods which are re-used as such), toetreding (accession), terugstorten (repay), de vrije kristallen hebben op hun beurt de neiging te zakken en de insluitsels die zich op dat ogenblik in de smelt bevinden met zich mee te nemen (for their part, tend to sink taking with them the inclusions existing in the liquid at this particular moment, the free crystals), R-referentiepunt (existing interface, non-ISDN interface), woningvoorraad (dwelling stock, existing housing stock, housing effectives, housing stock), op de markt aangekochte goederen die werkelijk worden verbruikt door de eenheid die deze tijdens de beschouwde periode aankoopt,dat wil zeggen de lopende aankopen van goederen,vermeerderd met de onttrekkingen van gelijksoortige goederen aan de bij het beg (goods bought on the market and actually consumed by the unit which buys them during the relevant period, plus the value of similar goods withdrawn from stocks existing at the beginning of the period and minus the value of similar goods added to stocks during the period), levensvatbaar menselijk embryo (existing human embryo), legaliseren van de feitelijke toestand van nationale praktijken (to recognize existing national practices), interestswap (existing debt swap), interestruil (existing debt swap), groep oude aandeelhouders (existing shareholders), straalslede,die met een ingraaflichter wordt meegetrokken,beweegt zichschrijlings over de pijpleiding voort;tal van hoge-drukwatestralen op de slede spuiten de zeebodem weg en vormen een sleuf onder de reeds gelegde leiding (pulled along with a bury barge, straddles and walks the length of the pipeline;many high-pressure water jets on the sled erode away the seabed to form a trench under an existing sealine, the jetting sled). (various references)

Finnish

oleva (prevailing), olemassaoleva (existent), nykyinen (current, present, present-day, prevailing), nykyhetki (current, present, present-day, prevailing). (various references)

French

existant (currently in existence). (various references)

German

existierend, existent (existent). (various references)

Greek 

υπαρκτός. (various references)

Hebrew 

קים (extant, in existence), �"ו�" (being, nonce, present, present tense), � מצא (available, handy). (various references)

Hungarian

létezõ (being, extant, in existence, substantial), létező (extant, going, substantial), fennálló (extant, going, outstanding, prevailing). (various references)

Indonesian

ada (abide, am, are, exist, is, there is). (various references)

Italian

esistente (existent, living). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

現有 (present), 現存 (extant, living, Real Presence), 既設 (established), 既成 (completed, established), 既存 , �"来型 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きそ�" (assassination, damage, injury, returning to one's village, waste), きせつ (established, season), きせい (ardour, completed, correction, death, entreaty, established, fervour, great master of go, homecoming, oath, parasite, parasitism, pledge, prayer, rare, ready-made, realization of an objective, regulation, returning home, spirit, strange voice, uncommon, vigour, vow), �'�"ぞ�" (extant, living, Real Presence), �'�"そ�" (decrease, extant, great-great-grandchild, living, real existence, Real Presence), �'�"ゆう (cause, present, reason), じゅうらいがた. (various references)

Korean 

존재 (Presence). (various references)

Norwegian

eksisterende, foreliggende. (various references)

Pig Latin

existingay.(various references)

Portuguese

existente (alive, being, existent, extant, living, prevailing). (various references)

Romanian

existent (available, being, existent, extant, in existence, real), prezent (about, being, here, present, to the fore), actual (actual, current, existent, fresh, modern, nowaday, present, ruling, topical, up to date). (various references)

Russian 

существующий (being, existent, extant, going, in being, in existence), существовать существующий (existed, subsisting), имеющийся (in existence, on hand). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

postojeći (available, being, existence: in existence, existent, extant, present). (various references)

Spanish

existente (actual, existent, extant, going, in being, in existence, in stock), actual (actual, current, flowing, going, present, present-day, prevailing, prevalent, reigning, topic, topical, up-to-date). (various references)

Swedish

existerande (existent, in existence), bestående (abiding, consisting, enduring, established, irreversible, lasting, lasting value, permanent). (various references)

Thai

ที่มีอยู่ (existent). (various references)

Turkish

varolan (existent, substantial), olma (being, existence, happening, maturation, occurrence), mevcut (actual, adsum, attendant, available, existent, in hand, physical, present, prevalent, stock, store, substantial, supply, total, total number of attendance, visible), bugünkü (current, existent, modern, present day, today's, up to date). (various references)

Turkmen 

ilkidurmuю (first existing, primordial). (various references)

praesens, praesente, praesentem, praesentes, praesenti, praesentia, praesentibus, praesentis. (various references)

hâitîm, hañt, haitîm, jvañtem. (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "existing": coexisting, preexisting. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Existing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: exitine. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: exiting, ignites.

-2 letters: ignite, ingest, nixies, seniti, sexing, signet, siting, tieing, tinges.

-3 letters: exist, exits, genii, gents, inset, intis, neist, nisei, nites, nixes, nixie, segni, sengi, senti, singe, sixte, stein, sting, tines, tinge, tings.

-4 letters: egis, engs, exit, gens, gent, gest, gets, gien, gies, gins, gist, gits, inti, nest, nets, next, nisi, nite, nits.

+2 letters: coexisting, expositing, extinguish.

+3 letters: exsiccating, preexisting.

+4 letters: extinguished, extinguisher, extinguishes.

+5 letters: excogitations, extemporising, exteriorising, externalising, extinguishers, extinguishing.