existing

ig-ZIS-ting/ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/

2 meanings of existing

1
currentadjective
Already there now, rather than only planned or in the future.
Like the furniture already in a room before you bring anything new in.
We kept the existing rules and added just one new one.
We will keep the existing kitchen and just paint the walls.
UsageIt usually comes before a noun: the existing rules, existing members.
Similarcurrent, present, extant
Oppositefuture, former, new
2
beingverb
Present participle of exist. Use this form for the "-ing" version of the verb.
For weeks he was just existing, not really living.
The animals were existing on whatever scraps they could find.
UsagePeople seldom say is existing. More common: just existing, or existing on very little food.

existing is a form of exist

exist, verb: To be real or alive, or to be a thing in the world. Full entry

Forms: existexists he/she/itexisting -ing formexisted past tense, past participle
Spelling: exist → existing: add -ing

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