preempt

1. (переходный)To appropriate first.

   He preempted that hill to be its king.

   zuvorkommen, vorgreifen, in Beschlag nehmen

2. (переходный)To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc).

   Floppy disks were preempted by CDs.

   ersetzen, verdrängen

   take the place of or have precedence over

3. (переходный)To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.

4. (переходный)To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).

5. (непереходный)To make a preemptive bid at bridge.

   höher bieten

   make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

правильный · Урок