"pro-actively" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: pro-actively [positive], more pro-actively [comparative], Superlativemost pro-actively
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  1. When you do something pro-actively, you do it ahead of time, because that will help prevent or solve a problem.
    Sense id: simple-pro-actively-en-adv-XOtm6fNk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs
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