preexist

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To exist before something else. intransitive
    — The new device utilized technologies that preexisted.

词形变化

preexists present,singular,third-person preexisting participle,present preexisted participle,past preexisted past pre-exist alternative præ-exist alternative præexist alternative preëxist alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English exist
English preexist
From pre- + exist.
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