pre-existing
- adjective
- /priː ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/
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preexistente
- Many insurance policies do not cover treatments for pre-existing conditions, which can surprise new clients.
It wasn't traumatized, so there's no pre-existing cumulative damage to it.
- It wasn't traumatized, so there's no pre-existing cumulative damage to it.
- But what I do day-to-day is not the fulfillment of some pre-existing job description.
- But the engineer can invent stuff with pre-existing laws of physics.
- But she also has pre-existing conditions apparently.
- So the gravitational waves are ripples within the pre-existing fabric of space and time.
- We think that this person came to the ride with a a pre-existing weakness in that part of her body.
- It's one of the reasons that COVID was worse for people who were obese and who had pre-existing conditions like metabolic syndrome.
- Vance reiterates that we're going to cover pre-existing conditions on health insurances, talked about inflation.
- His only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump and for that he paid with his life.
- So there's that being pregnant will greatly increase your chances of having heartburn and increase the severity of pre-existing heartburn.
- Or do you think it's looking at pre-existing apps and just implementing AII?
Examples
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It's essential to disclose any pre-existing health issues when applying for life insurance.
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So the gravitational waves are ripples within the pre-existing fabric of space and time.
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But she also has pre-existing conditions apparently.
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So people might have pre-existing views about protein and fat.
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We think that this person came to the ride with a a pre-existing weakness in that part of her body.
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And most of them also have a lot of at least one or multiple pre-existing psychiatric problems.
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Well, because there was a prior contract and a pre-existing duty to provide radar headsets.
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They would do things like have what we call pre-existing conditions exclusions.
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You see higher co-pays, higher deductibles, more limits on coverage, more pre-existing conditions making you ineligible.
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Before the surgery, the doctor reviewed her pre-existing medical conditions to ensure a safe procedure.
Synonyms
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1.0
Happening before now or before another event
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2.9
Happening before something else in time
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4.1
Already present before something else happens, like a health condition
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7.6
Present before something else happens
Present before something else happened
Coming before something in time or order
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pre-existing combines pre- meaning 'before' and exist meaning 'to be'. So, pre-existing describes something that was 'already there' before a certain time or event, for example a health problem that was there before an insurance policy.