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preexist

preexist verb: to exist before something else.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To exist before something else.
    • The new device utilized technologies that preexisted.

Synonyms of preexist

Forms of preexist

third-person singular presentpreexists
present participlepreexisting
past participlepreexisted
pastpreexisted
alternative formpre-exist
alternative formpræ-exist
alternative formpræexist
alternative formpreëxist

Origin of preexist

From pre- + exist.

Words formed from preexist

Questions about preexist

What does preexist mean?
Preexist means to exist before something else.
What part of speech is preexist?
Preexist is a verb.
What is the past tense of preexist?
The past tense of preexist is preexisted.

Words near preexist in the dictionary

  1. preexciting
  2. preexercise
  3. preexile
  4. preexilian
  5. preexilic
  6. preexist
  7. preexisted
  8. preexistence
  9. preexistences
  10. preexistency
  11. preexistent

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