[ US /ˌpɹoʊˈæktɪv/ ]
[ UK /pɹə‍ʊˈæktɪv/ ]
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
  2. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
    proactive inhibition
    proactive interference
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How To Use proactive In A Sentence

  • But its record suggests it will continue to earn enhanced returns by adopting the proactive approach. Times, Sunday Times
  • It requires a proactive approach and an international footprint. Times, Sunday Times
  • It requires a proactive approach and an international footprint. Times, Sunday Times
  • It may be the wrong job for you - but equally you may have become set in your ways or stopped being proactive, which has resulted in the work becoming dull and unrewarding.
  • But judges were going to have to be much more proactive if the role of lawyers is diminished. Times, Sunday Times
  • We were being reactive instead of proactive. Christianity Today
  • With a pittance of a salary, how could they be enthused to become proactive people?
  • He must be proactive, not reactive. The Sun
  • If you want things to happen then you've got to be proactive, use your initiative and think laterally.
  • proactive inhibition
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