Word family noun existence ≠ non-existence existent existentialism existentialist coexistence adjective existent ≠ nonexistent existing pre-existing existential existentialist verb exist coexist
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpre-existingpre-existing, preexisting /ˌpriːɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ◂/ adjective [only before noun] formalEXIST existing before a particular time or event Inform your doctor of any pre-existing medical condition.Examples from the Corpus
pre-existing• In this kind of case, pre-existing acquaintances were invalidated.• It also stops them refusing cover for more than a year to those with pre-existing conditions.• This deposit mantles the flanks of the pre-existing cone, but is no more than a few metres thick at most.• This division to some degree reflected the pre-existing division of opinion on the Poor Law and its desirable replacement.• The Act effects several important changes to the pre-existing law.• Replacive minerals grow, as their name suggests, in the place of pre-existing minerals and not into pore spaces.• On the one hand, nucleic acids arise only as copies of pre-existing nucleic acids.• If the database contains pre-existing original works normal rules apply.pre-existing ... condition• Disability caused by a pre-existing medical condition.• How can I change jobs if I have a pre-existing medical condition?• It also stops them refusing cover for more than a year to those with pre-existing conditions.• Few policies cover pre-existing conditions, self-inflicted injury or pregnancy-related claims. 