adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to preemption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
preemptive
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Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a preemptive attack on the enemy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bridge, games
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a preemptive business offer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pre-emptive
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English preempt Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English preemptive From preempt + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: préemptif — of or relating to preemption
- Persian: پیشدستانه (piš-dastâne) — of or relating to preemption
- Portuguese: preventivo — of or relating to preemption
- Spanish: preemptivo — of or relating to preemption
- Chinese Cantonese: 先發制人嘅 /先发制人嘅 (sin1 faat3 zai3 jan4 ge3) — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
- French: préemptif — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
- French: préventif — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
- German: vorbeugend — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
- Italian: preventivo — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
- Persian: پیشدستانه (piš-dastâne) — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
- Portuguese: preventivo — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
- Spanish: cautelar — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
- Spanish: preemptivo — so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
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