preemptively
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6.3
- adverb
- /priˈɛmp.tɪv.li/
- US
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preventivamente
- But what she could have done preemptively, preemptively years before is to go, hey, look, we here in LA are in high risk for winds that are inevitable.
- preemptively attack
If this country attacks North Korea preemptively, China will defend North Korea.
- If this country attacks North Korea preemptively, China will defend North Korea.
- I remember when the whole stripper thing popped off, I called my mentors preemptively.
- So if it is true, I have a lot to say about this in about a month and I will preemptively thank AMD for the content.
- Or we could try to strike preemptively, kind of like a Top Gun, some of those nuclear enrichment facilities.
- I mean, I don't see the US government making any changes preemptively to try to divert the crisis or headed off, right?
- So I'll answer that second part of your question to maybe preemptively gird myself for this.
Examples
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The Australian government not only stands by America's right to strike preemptively at potential security threats, but it has announced its own version of the doctrine.
Academic text (2003) -
Anticipating challenges to its policy, the EPA preemptively included its legal rationale.
Academic text (1996) -
And now it's like, do you preemptively strike on North Korea before they can pop off on us?
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I, for one, think it's high time we preemptively pass a law ensuring Chinese law does not apply here.
Blog text (19) -
Open source hardware is a good example of people preemptively dealing with this.
Blog text (7) -
The energy industry moved preemptively to shield itself from these changes, too.
Blog text (32) -
Just imagine anything and then act preemptively and preventively on that basis.
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The team decided to act preemptively by implementing new safety protocols before the inspection.
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To avoid conflicts later, she preemptively scheduled the meeting for Friday afternoon.
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The company preemptively increased its inventory in anticipation of a holiday rush.
Synonyms
278
1.8
Before something happens or someone needs it
100
2.7
Earlier than a planned time or event
13
4.4
Taking action before a problem happens to prevent it
1
3.9
In a way that stops something before it happens
Antonyms
How Preemptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
preemptively = preemptive (transparent) = preempt + ive + ly
Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'preemptive' using the productive suffix '-ly'; meaning is predictable from 'preemptive'.
Etymology
Preemptively comes from the Latin parts prae- 'before' and emere 'to buy', which gave the idea of 'taking something before someone else'. So, to act preemptively is to do something before a problem starts, often to stop it or gain an advantage.