preexist

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.

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.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Having actuality previously or before something.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time

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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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