in esse

US/ɪnˈɛsi/US/ɪnˈɛseɪ/

prepositional phrase

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

OriginLatin in →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Latinin“in”
  2. Englishin esse

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

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APA

in esse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20esse

MLA

“in esse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20esse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in esse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20esse.

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