preemptively
preemptively · more preemptively · most preemptively
In a preemptive mannerIn a preemptive manner.
US/pɹiˈɛmptɪvli/
» Prior to the coup, the president preemptively tried to dismiss some government officials.
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1 sensesIn a preemptive manner.
Examples
1 sentencesPrior to the coup, the president preemptively tried to dismiss some government officials.
Translations
2 languagesForms
more preemptively, most preemptively| Comparative | more preemptively Lesson |
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| Superlative | most preemptively |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.