What does preemptive mean?
Definitions for preemptive
priˈɛmp tɪvpre·emp·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
preemptive, pre-emptiveadjective
designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
"a preemptive business offer"
Wiktionary
preemptiveadjective
of or relating to preemption
preemptiveadjective
made so as to gain an advantage when an enemy strike is anticipated
preemptiveadjective
made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
preemptiveadjective
(in Bridge, of a high-level bid) intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding
preëmptiveadjective
Of, or pertaining unto, preëmption.
preëmptiveadjective
Enacted with the intention of preëmpting an anticipated enemy strike.
preëmptiveadjective
Intended to mitigate or nullify an anticipated detrimental future event.
preëmptiveadjective
Intended to interfere with an opponent's bidding.
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preemptive
Preemptive generally refers to an action that is designed or undertaken to prevent an anticipated event or situation from happening; it is usually taken ahead of time or before it becomes necessary. It is intended to obstruct or interfere with a potential future event or threat. This term is often used in various fields, such as politics, military, law, computing, and more.
Webster Dictionary
Preemptiveadjective
of or pertaining to preemption; having power to preempt; preempting
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of preemptive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of preemptive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of preemptive in a Sentence
The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK holding tightly the arms to annihilate the enemies with towering hatred for them are waiting for the dignified Supreme Command to issue an order to launch a preemptive strike of justice.
It’s not going to be WWIII. This is all a bluff. Putin knows that no one wins a nuclear exchange, if he ordered a preemptive strike on the United States, some general would shoot him in the head.
Another North Korean propaganda outlet:
The emergency epidemic prevention measures carried out by our party and the government are highly trustworthy preemptive and decisive measures that ensure the survival and safety of our people.
In the face of imminent danger, a preemptive strike became absolutely necessary, the existence of such training facilities, capable of training hundreds of jihadis could not have functioned without the knowledge of the Pakistani authorities.
Peacetime offers great opportunities for our armed forces to ... build up on preemptive capacities.
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Translations for preemptive
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- وقائيةArabic
- präemptiv, bevorzugt, vorbeugendGerman
- preventivoSpanish
- پیشگیرانهPersian
- préemptifFrench
- preemptiveIndonesian
- 先Japanese
- preventieve, preventiefDutch
- предупредительный, предупреждающий, профилактическийRussian
- preemptivno, преемптивноSerbo-Croatian
- förebyggandeSwedish
- ముందస్తుTelugu
- öncelikli, duraklatılmaTurkish
- phủ đầuVietnamese
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