proactive
adjective/ˌprəʊˈæktɪv/
/ˌprəʊˈæktɪv/
- (of a person or policy) controlling a situation by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen and then reacting to them
- a proactive approach
- Managers must be proactive in identifying and preventing potential problems.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProactive is used with these nouns:- approach
- role
- stance
- …
Word Origin1930s: from pro- (denoting earlier occurrence), on the pattern of reactive.Want to learn more?
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