proact

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verb

To take action in advance of an expected event

Similar
anticipatefeedforward
Opposite
react
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Meanings

verbproact (third-person singular simple present proacts, present participle proacting, simple past and past participle proacted)

present singular third person proacts · participle present proacting · participle past proacted · past proacted

  1. To take action in advance of an expected event

    An (E)-style manager, on the other hand, will proact. He will try to imagine where the ball is going to land and go there and get ready to hit it.

    1979, Ichak Adizes, How to Solve the Mismanagement Crisis, →ISBN, page 88

    Synonyms: anticipate, feedforward

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo take action in advance of an expected event

Similar
anticipatefeedforward
Opposite
react
Also see
feedforward

Origin

From pro- + act. Probable back-formation from proactive.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

proact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proact

MLA

“proact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proact. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proact,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proact.

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