in esse

See also: inesse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in (“in”) + esse (“be”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈɛsi/, /ɪnˈɛseɪ/

Prepositional phrase

in esse

1. in being, in actuality, having actual existence (contradistinguished by in posse; compare in potentia)

Usage notes

• A child living is in esse, but before conception is only in posse.

See also

• in posse
• in fieri

Anagrams

• Essien, Neises, Neisse, Nessie, Nieses, Sinese, insees, sees in, seines, sensei