vigente

Italian

Etymology

From Latin vigentem (“lively, active, effective”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: vi‧gèn‧te

Adjective

vigente m or f by sense (plural vigenti)

1. (law) in force, in effect
2. current, in use

Derived terms

• vigenza

Related terms

• vigere
• vigore
• vigoroso

Participle

vigente m or f by sense (plural vigenti)

1. present participle of vigere

Further reading

• vigente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Participle

vigente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of vigēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vigentem (“lively, active, effective”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /viˈʒẽ.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈʒẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /viˈʒẽ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈʒẽ.tɨ/

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.ˈʒẽ.ti/
• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽti, -ẽt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ẽtɨ
• Hyphenation: vi‧gen‧te

Adjective

vigente m or f (plural vigentes)

1. (law) in force, in effect
2. current, in use

Synonyms

• (legally in force): em vigor

Related terms

• vigência
• vigor

Further reading

• “vigente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vigente”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “vigente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vigentem (“lively, active, effective”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈxente/ [biˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: vi‧gen‧te

Adjective

vigente m or f (masculine and feminine plural vigentes)

1. in force, in effect

   Synonym: en vigor

   Antonyms: caduco, caducado, vencido

2. current, in use
3. within shelf life, unexpired

   Synonyms: bueno, útil

Related terms

• vigencia
• vigor

Further reading

• “vigente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025