Preexisting vs. Existing — What's the Difference?

To exist before (something); precede

To have actual being; be real.

To exist beforehand.

To have life; live

Present participle of preexist

To live at a minimal level; subsist

Already in existence before something else.

To continue to be; persist

Existing previously or before something;

To be present under certain circumstances or in a specified place; occur

Present participle of exist

That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.

Having existence or being or actuality; as, much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran. Opposite of nonexistent.

Present. Opposite of absent.

Presently existing; as, the existing system.

Having existence or being or actuality;

Existing in something specified;

Presently existing;