esse
[
es
-se;
English
es
-ee]
/ˈɛs sɛ;
English
ˈɛs i/
noun
,
Latin.
1.
being; existence.
in esse
[in
es
-e;
English
in
es
-ee]
/ɪn ˈɛs ɛ;
English
ɪn ˈɛs i/
Latin.
1.
in being; in actuality; in actual existence (contrasted with
in posse
).
ab esse
[ahb-
es
-se;
English
ab-
es
-ee]
/ɑbˈɛs sɛ;
English
æbˈɛs i/
adjective
,
Latin.
1.
absent
.
esse quam videri
[
es
-se kwahm
wi
-de-
r
ee;
English
es
-ee kwam vi-
dair
-ahy]
/ˈɛs sɛ kwɑm ˈwɪ dɛ ri;
English
ˈɛs i kwæm vɪˈdɛər aɪ/
Latin.
1.
to be rather than to seem: motto of North Carolina.
Examples from the web for
esse
Along with these participles, the verb
esse
, which means to be, is used.
However, the future perfect uses the indicative future of
esse
as the auxiliary verb.
British Dictionary definitions for
esse
esse
/
ˈɛsɪ
/
noun
(
philosophy
)
1.
existence
2.
essential nature; essence
Word Origin
C17: from Latin: to be
in esse
/
ɪn ˈɛsɪ
/
adjective
1.
actually existing
Compare
in posse
Word Origin
Latin, literally: in being