extant
intermediateB2/ˈɛk.stænt/ · ex-tant
still in existence or functioning; surviving.
Meanings
still in existence or functioning; surviving.
ابھی بھی موجود یا کام کرنے والا؛ زندہ.
موجود
Maujood
Common Collocations
- extant species
- extant evidence
- extant manuscripts
Example Sentences
Only a few extant copies of the ancient manuscript remain.
قدیم دستی خط کے صرف چند موجود نسخے باقی ہیں.
Qadeem dastakhat ke sirf chand maujood nuskhay baqi hain.
This book is one of the extant works of Shakespeare.
یہ کتاب شیکسپیئر کے موجود کاموں میں سے ایک ہے.
Yeh kitaab Shakespeare ke maujood kamon mein se aik hai.
Scientists are studying extant species to understand evolutionary processes.
سائنسدان موجودہ نوعوں کا مطالعہ کر رہے ہیں تاکہ ترقیاتی عمل کو سمجھ سکیں.
Scientists maujooda no'on ka mutaala kar rahe hain taake taraqqiati amal ko samajh saken.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'extant' as 'existing' with a specific focus on survival.
Picture an ancient tree still standing tall amidst a forest of new growth.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
وقت کے ہاتھوں کچھ بقا کا راز نہیں ملتا، آہستہ آہستہ ہر چیز موجود رہتی ہے.
Waqt ke haathon kuch baqa ka raaz nahin milta, Aahista aahista har cheez maujood rahti hai.
The secrets of survival cannot be found in the hands of time, slowly, everything remains extant.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
جو زندہ ہے وہی امید رکھتا ہے
Jo zinda hai wahi umeed rakhta hai
Only the one who is alive has hope.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "exstans" — standing out, existing
First known use: 15th century
The word 'extant' evolved from the Latin 'exstans', which is the present participle of 'exstare', meaning to stand out or to exist. It has been used in English since the late 15th century.