proactive
proactive¹
Definition
pro·ac·tive (prō ak′tiv)
proactive²
Definition
pro·ac·tive (prō ak′tiv)
adjective
Psychol. relating to or caused by previously learned behavior, habits, etc. proactive inhibition
Etymology: pro- + -active, as in retroactive
proactive
Usage Examples
Preposition: at
- stage: Be proactive at the two-week stage and identify if the deal team will need cover whilst you are away.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- do: The thing is, even if you do nothing proactive to change your career profile, the world is changing around you.
Modifies a noun
- stance: I am very pleased at the positive proactive stance adopted by the SWHA.
- imposition: I exercised my claim against someone for a proactive imposition with a similar but reactive imposition.
- approach: Art therapy offers a proactive, creative approach to well being.
- g...: Good customer development is not just about after-sales care, but vital to any proactive g... more Showcase - SWAIN - The Right Connection!
- role: In a larger company, you may want to take a more proactive role.
- interference: Proactive interference occurs when you cannot learn a new task because of an old task that had been learnt. i.e.- Common experiment.
Modifying Another Word
- highly: Southampton Solent University is highly proactive in providing the best possible access for less able users in most of our premises.
- extremely: Applicants will need to be extremely proactive as this is very much a hands on role.
- increasingly: Over the next few years, the vehicle manufacturers will be playing an increasingly proactive role in telematics.
- very: Peter Hain has played a very proactive role in the Convention.
- particularly: He has been particularly proactive in taking forward fire safety initiatives in the community.
- really: Systems will enable us to plan work and provide a really proactive service for our customers.
Used with adjective complement
- become: Services should become more proactive in their approach to service provision.
- remain: Partner agencies were also willing to take the advice and expertise NDT provided whilst remaining proactive in the discussion and service planning process.
Preposition: in
- term: The CEHR needs to be proactive in terms of gathering the evidence base.
- field: It's better to be proactive in this field rather than be dragged along.
- area: Equality ATN said that Arriva is very proactive in this area.
- development: It enables writers to be more proactive in the development of their text using audience feedback as a major element of the process.
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