pre-exist

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pre·ex·ist or pre-ex·ist (pr

g-z

)

v. pre·ex·ist·ed or pre-ex·ist·ed, pre·ex·ist·ing or pre-ex·ist·ing, pre·ex·ists or pre-ex·ists

v.tr.

To exist before (something); precede: Dinosaurs preexisted humans.

v.intr.

To exist beforehand.

preex·istence n.

preex·istent adj.

pre-exist

adj

occuring or existing previously

pre-existence n

Translations

pre-exist [ˈpriːɪgˈzɪst] VI → preexistir

pre-exist

vi (= exist beforehand) → vorher existieren, vorher vorhanden sein; (= exist in previous life) → präexistieren

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