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proactive

adjective

(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɹəʊˈæktɪv

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adjective

  1. (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

adjective

  1. Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently

    “Proactive inhibition”

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Example Sentences

Proactive inhibition
Proactive interference

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