preexist

See also: preëxist and pre-exist

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verb

preexist (third-person singular simple present preexists, present participle preexisting, simple past and past participle preexisted)

To exist before something else.
The new device utilized preexisting technologies.

Derived terms

Translations

to exist prior to

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: olla olemassa
French: préexister (fr), (rare) pré-exister

Italian: preesistere (it)
Russian: существова́ть до (suščestvovátʹ do)
Spanish: preexistir (es)

Anagrams

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