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US
/ˌpɹoʊˈæktɪv/
]
[ UK /pɹəʊˈæktɪv/ ]
[ UK /pɹəʊˈæktɪv/ ]
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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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
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