in esse

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin in (“in”) + esse (“be”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈɛsi/, /ɪnˈɛseɪ/ === Prepositional phrase === in esse 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