Definition of pre-exist in English:

pre-exist

verb

[no object]usually as adjective pre-existing

1Exist at or from an earlier time.
a pre-existing contractual obligation
Example sentencesExamples
- New blood capillaries are formed by sprouting from pre-existing blood vessels.
- The success of the Croydon Tramlink reflects its sensible conception as a light railway system running mainly on pre-existing rail routes.
- In the Buddhist view, egolessness is pre-existing, beyond our preconceptions.
- Does the type of sport help shape the individual or do pre-existing traits influence the person's choice of sport?
- The whole point of basic law (which is where we find property rights), surely, is to defend pre-existing concepts.
- What pre-existing thoughts, feelings, values or perceptions paved the way for depression to take hold of you?
- What they really meant was that no model for how to film ‘The Hours’ could be said to pre-exist.
- It consists in mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion, that tend to follow pre-existing sociological and economic divisions.
- Yet there pre-exists in each character a component of deceit and corruption.
- A quick response will also allow the adjuster to determine if the mold is pre-existing or a result of the water damage.
- Recent infections were distinguished from pre-existing infections by comparison with blood samples taken before transfusion.
- All across the country, there are pre-existing rivalries between teams and cities that are ripe for promotional exploitation.
- I would have thought that in order to found the entitlement it has to pre-exist and continue to exist.
- Cause and effect, means and ends, seed and fruit, cannot be separated, for the effect already blooms in the cause, the end pre-exists in the means, the fruit in the seed.
- If we read this verse carefully, it doesn't tell us that Jeremiah pre-existed with God; it simply says that even before Jeremiah was created, God (being all-knowing) already knew what Jeremiah would be like.
- He came to the negotiations over the agreement with a pre-existing moral obligation to arrive at terms.
- Here, B was under a pre-existing contractual duty owed to A's employer to test the truthfulness of A's statements.
Synonyms
previous, earlier, prior, foregoing, preceding, precursory
1. 1.1with object Exist at or from an earlier time than (something)
  demons who pre-existed the Great Flood
  Example sentencesExamples
  Language in this poem, as elsewhere in Sexton, pre-exists and dominates the subject.
  They are claims for injuries because the drugs caused dependency and injury which either did not pre-exist or did not do so to the same degree.
  For instance, I vowed in 1995 to listen to no music made after 1970-except for bands that had pre-existed and had released albums before that date.
  For the Platonists, the soul is the human being; the intellect is eternal, and pre-exists and survives the body.

Derivatives

pre-existence

noun ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪstəns

mass noun

The existence of something at or from an earlier time.
pre-existence of medical conditions
Example sentencesExamples
- he believed in the pre-existence of human souls
- We do believe in a pre-existence and that death is not the end of existence.
- Every action performed requires the pre-existence of some social structures which agents draw upon in order to initiate that action, and in doing so reproduce and/or transform them.
- According to their founder Joseph Smith, spirits have three forms: pre-existence, in the human body while alive, and in life after death.

pre-existent

adjective ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪstənt

Existing at or from an earlier time.
these drugs must be used with care in patients with pre-existent heart disease
Example sentencesExamples
- our critics have pre-existent convictions
- It's all about drawing awareness to a pre-existent problem.
- More than 50 pre-existent cracks were found when the fragmented track was put together again, the Health and Safety Executive said in a second interim report into the crash.
- The division of labour cannot take place except within a pre-existent society…

单词	pre-exist
释义	Definition of pre-exist in English: pre-exist verb [no object]usually as adjective pre-existing 1Exist at or from an earlier time. a pre-existing contractual obligation Example sentencesExamples New blood capillaries are formed by sprouting from pre-existing blood vessels. The success of the Croydon Tramlink reflects its sensible conception as a light railway system running mainly on pre-existing rail routes. In the Buddhist view, egolessness is pre-existing, beyond our preconceptions. Does the type of sport help shape the individual or do pre-existing traits influence the person's choice of sport? The whole point of basic law (which is where we find property rights), surely, is to defend pre-existing concepts. What pre-existing thoughts, feelings, values or perceptions paved the way for depression to take hold of you? What they really meant was that no model for how to film ‘The Hours’ could be said to pre-exist. It consists in mechanisms of exclusion and inclusion, that tend to follow pre-existing sociological and economic divisions. Yet there pre-exists in each character a component of deceit and corruption. A quick response will also allow the adjuster to determine if the mold is pre-existing or a result of the water damage. Recent infections were distinguished from pre-existing infections by comparison with blood samples taken before transfusion. All across the country, there are pre-existing rivalries between teams and cities that are ripe for promotional exploitation. I would have thought that in order to found the entitlement it has to pre-exist and continue to exist. Cause and effect, means and ends, seed and fruit, cannot be separated, for the effect already blooms in the cause, the end pre-exists in the means, the fruit in the seed. If we read this verse carefully, it doesn't tell us that Jeremiah pre-existed with God; it simply says that even before Jeremiah was created, God (being all-knowing) already knew what Jeremiah would be like. He came to the negotiations over the agreement with a pre-existing moral obligation to arrive at terms. Here, B was under a pre-existing contractual duty owed to A's employer to test the truthfulness of A's statements. Synonyms previous, earlier, prior, foregoing, preceding, precursory 1.1with object Exist at or from an earlier time than (something) demons who pre-existed the Great Flood Example sentencesExamples Language in this poem, as elsewhere in Sexton, pre-exists and dominates the subject. They are claims for injuries because the drugs caused dependency and injury which either did not pre-exist or did not do so to the same degree. For instance, I vowed in 1995 to listen to no music made after 1970-except for bands that had pre-existed and had released albums before that date. For the Platonists, the soul is the human being; the intellect is eternal, and pre-exists and survives the body. Derivatives pre-existence noun ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪstəns mass noun The existence of something at or from an earlier time. pre-existence of medical conditions Example sentencesExamples he believed in the pre-existence of human souls We do believe in a pre-existence and that death is not the end of existence. Every action performed requires the pre-existence of some social structures which agents draw upon in order to initiate that action, and in doing so reproduce and/or transform them. According to their founder Joseph Smith, spirits have three forms: pre-existence, in the human body while alive, and in life after death. pre-existent adjective ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪstənt Existing at or from an earlier time. these drugs must be used with care in patients with pre-existent heart disease Example sentencesExamples our critics have pre-existent convictions It's all about drawing awareness to a pre-existent problem. More than 50 pre-existent cracks were found when the fragmented track was put together again, the Health and Safety Executive said in a second interim report into the crash. The division of labour cannot take place except within a pre-existent society…
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