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proactive
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pro·ac·tive or pro-ac·tive  (pr-ktv)
adj.
Acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty; anticipatory: proactive steps to prevent terrorism.

pro·action n.
pro·active·ly adv.
pro·active·ness, proac·tivi·ty n.

proactive [prəʊˈæktɪv]
adj
1. tending to initiate change rather than reacting to events
2. (Psychology) Psychol of or denoting a mental process that affects a subsequent process
[from pro-2 + (re)active]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.proactive - descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently; "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference"
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
retroactive - descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
2.proactive - (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
active - disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
Translations
proactive [prəʊˈæktɪv] ADJproactivo
proactive [prəʊˈæktɪv] adjproactif/ive
to adopt a proactive approach → adopter une approche proactive
proactive
adjproaktiv


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