pre-existing

See also: preexisting and preëxisting

English

Alternative forms

• preexisting
• preëxisting

Verb

pre-existing

1. present participle and gerund of pre-exist
   • 2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 31:

     It is also an outcome that would have been difficult to predict ten years ago, with Bolton-born Greenwood admitting to having no pre-existing interest or particular enthusiasm for road, rail or any other form of transport.