proactively en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /pɹəʊˈæk.tɪv.li/ (UK)
- /pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English proactive Middle English -ly English -ly English proactively From proactive + -ly.
Meanings
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In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.
[D]uring each lecture, an observation journal was kept to record what happened in the classroom, focusing on whether and when students enjoyed or proactively participated in classroom activities.
2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1084:The best way to mitigate slopsquatting is for developers to proactively monitor every dependency and use tools to vet dependencies before adding them to projects, the vendor concluded.
2025 April 14, Phil Muncaster, “AI Hallucinations Create “Slopsquatting” Supply Chain Threat”, in Infosecurity Magazine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most proactively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more proactively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
ru упреждающе (in a proactive manner) · sk proaktívne (in a proactive manner) · es propositivamente (in a proactive manner) · nl proactief (in a proactive manner) · fi ennakoivasti (in a proactive manner) · fr proactivement (in a proactive manner) · cs proaktivně (in a proactive manner)