proact

proʊˈækt

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Definition of proact - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

preventive action

Rare

take action before a problem occurs

Rare

She decided to proact to avoid any issues.

anticipate

forestall

anticipate

Rare

initiate steps in anticipation

Rare

The team will proact to ensure smooth project execution.

anticipate

foresee

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Origin of proact

Latin, pro (forward) + act (do)

Examples of proact in a sentence

He chose to proact rather than wait for instructions.
We need to proact to avoid any delays.
She decided to proact by preparing the documents in advance.

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French:prendre les devants, prendre des mesures proactives, ...
German:präventiv handeln, antizipieren, ...
Italian:agire proattivamente, anticipare, ...
Spanish:actuar proactivamente, anticiparse, ...
Portuguese:agir preventivamente, agir proativamente, ...
Chinese:提前行动, 提前采取措施, ...
Japanese:先に行動する, 先手を打つ, ...
Arabic:استبَقَ, اتَّخَذَ خُطُوات اسْتِبَاقِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לִפְעוֹל מֵרֹאשׁ, לִיזוֹם, ...
Russian:действовать заранее, предпринимать заранее, ...
Ukrainian:запобігати, передбачати, ...
Hindi:पहले से कार्य करना, पहले से कदम उठाना, ...
Bengali:প্রতিরোধমূলক পদক্ষেপ নেওয়া, পূর্বাভাস করা, ...
Catalan:prendre mesures preventives, anticipar, ...
Czech:předcházet, jednat s předstihem, ...
Danish:tage forebyggende handling, forudse, ...
Dutch:preventief handelen, proactief handelen, ...
Greek:λαμβάνω προληπτικά μέτρα, προβλέπω, ...
Hungarian:proaktívan fellépni, kezdeményezni, ...
Khmer:ចាត់វិធានការជាមុន, ធ្វើការបង្ការជាមុន, ...
Korean:사전 조치를 취하다, 미리 조치를 취하다, ...
Persian:پیشگیری کردن, پیش‌دستی کردن, ...
Polish:działać zapobiegawczo, działać proaktywnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):agir preventivamente, agir proativamente, ...
Romanian:a preveni, a acționa proactiv, ...
Swedish:förebygga, förutse, ...
Thai:ป้องกันล่วงหน้า, คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:önlem almak, önceden adım atmak, ...
Vietnamese:phòng ngừa, chủ động, ...

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