"preemptive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɹiːˈɛmp.tɪv/ Audio: en-us-preemptive.ogg Forms: more preemptive [comparative], most preemptive [superlative]
Etymology: From preempt + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|preempt|ive}} preempt + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} preemptive (comparative more preemptive, superlative most preemptive)
  1. Of or relating to preemption. Translations (of or relating to preemption): préemptif [masculine] (French), پیشدستانه (piš-dastâne) (Persian), preventivo (Portuguese), preventivo (Spanish), preemptivo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-preemptive-en-adj-U6pK9pY2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, English terms with vowel pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 19 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 54 30 17 Disambiguation of English terms with vowel pseudo-digraphs: 53 26 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 15 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 67 12 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 63 15 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 68 15 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 15 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 16 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 78 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 56 14 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 58 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 78 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 57 13 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 58 13 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 58 13 28 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to preemption': 98 0 1
  2. Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation. Translations (so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation): 先發制人嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 先发制人嘅 (sin¹ faat³ zai³ jan⁴ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), préemptif (French), préventif (French), vorbeugend (German), preventivo (Italian), پیشدستانه (piš-dastâne) (Persian), preventivo (Portuguese), preventivo (Spanish), cautelar (Spanish), preemptivo [masculine] (Spanish), providencial (Spanish), precautorio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-preemptive-en-adj-T0Ophl9D Disambiguation of 'so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation': 1 97 2
  3. (bridge, of a high-level bid) Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding. Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-preemptive-en-adj-7NtVbeH3 Topics: bridge, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: preëmptive, pre-emptive Derived forms: preemptively, preemptive right, preemptive self-defence, preemptive strike, preemptive therapy

Alternative forms

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