v., -ist·ed or -ist·ed, -ist·ing or -ist·ing, -ists or -ists. v.tr.
To exist before (something); precede: Dinosaurs preexisted humans.
v.intr.To exist beforehand.
preexistence pre'ex·is'tence n.preexistent pre'ex·is'tent adj.
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pre·ex·ist or pre-ex·ist (prē'ĭg-zĭst') ![]() |
To exist before (something); precede: Dinosaurs preexisted humans.
v.intr.To exist beforehand.
preexistence pre'ex·is'tence n.| Philosophy Dictionary: preexistence |
Existence of the individual soul prior to its current embodiment. The doctrine that this actually occurs is found in Plato, and is a tenet of Hindu philosophy. Contemporary philosophers are more likely to diagnose it as dependent on an untenable conception of the self.
| WordNet: preexist |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
| Translations: Preexist |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - eksistere før
v. intr. - eksistere forud
Nederlands (Dutch)
al bij voorbaat bestaan, eerder bestaan
Français (French)
v. tr. - préexister
v. intr. - préexister
Deutsch (German)
v. - vorher bestehen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προϋπάρχω
Italiano (Italian)
preesistere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - pré-existir
Русский (Russian)
существовать заранее
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - preexistir
v. intr. - preexistir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - existera före
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
先于...存在, 事先存在
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 先於...存在
v. intr. - 事先存在
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~보다 전에 존재하다
v. intr. - (사람이) 전세에 존재하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 先在する, …より先に存在する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يوجد قبليا, يسبق في الوجود
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - היה קיים קודם לכן, חי בגלגול קודם, חי לפני (תקופה או אדם מסוימים)
v. intr. - היה קיים קודם לכן, חי בגלגול קודם
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