proact en · VERB
Etymology
From pro- + act. Probable back-formation from proactive.
Meanings
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To take action in advance of an expected event
An (E)-style manager, on the other hand, will proact. He will try to imagine where the ball is going to land and go there and get ready to hit it.
1979, Ichak Adizes, How to Solve the Mismanagement Crisis, →ISBN, page 88:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proacting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| proacts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| proacted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| proacted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |