preemptive

See also: preëmptive and pre-emptive

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

preempt +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈɛmp.tɪv/
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Adjective

preemptive (comparative more preemptive, superlative most preemptive)

Of or relating to preemption.
Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
a preemptive attack on the enemy
(bridge, of a high-level bid) Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.

Derived terms

Translations

of or relating to preemption

French: préemptif (fr) m
Persian: پیش‌دستانه (piš-dastâne)
Portuguese: preventivo
Spanish: preventivo (es)

so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation

Chinese:
Cantonese: 先發制人嘅／先发制人嘅 (sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴ ge³)
French: préemptif (fr), préventif (fr)
German: vorbeugend (de)
Italian: preventivo (it)
Persian: پیش‌دستانه (piš-dastâne)
Portuguese: preventivo
Spanish: preventivo (es)

in bridge, intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding

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Arabic: وِقَائِيّ (wiqāʔiyy)
Dutch: preventief (nl)
German: bevorzugt (de), präemptiv, vorbeugend (de)
Russian: предупрежда́ющий (ru) (predupreždájuščij), предупреди́тельный (ru) (predupredítelʹnyj), (medicine)профилакти́ческий (ru) (profilaktíčeskij),
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: преемптивно

Roman: preemptivno
Spanish: preventivo (es)
Swedish: förebyggande (sv)
Turkish: (computing) duraklatılma, (business) satın almada öncelikli (tr)

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