proactively

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UK/pɹəʊˈæk.tɪv.li/US/pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li/

adverb

In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.

Less commonScrabble 21

Meanings

adverbproactively (comparative more proactively, superlative most proactively)

comparative more proactively · superlative most proactively

  1. In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.

    The best way to mitigate slopsquatting is for developers to proactively monitor every dependency and use tools to vet dependencies before adding them to projects, the vendor concluded.

    2025 April 14, Phil Muncaster, “AI Hallucinations Create “Slopsquatting” Supply Chain Threat”, in Infosecurity Magazine
    1 more example

    [D]uring each lecture, an observation journal was kept to record what happened in the classroom, focusing on whether and when students enjoyed or proactively participated in classroom activities.

    2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1084

Origin

Translations

Czech proaktivně
  • proaktivněin a proactive manner
Dutch proactief
  • proactiefin a proactive manner
Finnish ennakoivasti
  • ennakoivastiin a proactive manner
French proactivement
  • proactivementin a proactive manner
Russian упреждающе
  • упреждающе (upreždajušče)in a proactive manner
Slovak proaktívne
  • proaktívnein a proactive manner
Spanish propositivamente
  • propositivamentein a proactive manner
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APA

proactively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proactively

MLA

“proactively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proactively. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proactively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proactively.

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