"proact" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: proacts [present, singular, third-person], proacting [participle, present], proacted [participle, past], proacted [past]
Etymology: From pro- + act. Probable back-formation from proactive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|act}} pro- + act Head templates: {{en-verb}} proact (third-person singular simple present proacts, present participle proacting, simple past and past participle proacted)
  1. To take action in advance of an expected event Synonyms: anticipate, feedforward Derived forms: proactor Related terms: proactive, proactivity

Inflected forms

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