preemptively

or pre-emp·tive·ly

[ pree-emp-tiv-lee ]

/ priˈɛmp tɪv li /

adverb

before or in preference to other buyers, claimants, candidates, etc.:TriStar has preemptively purchased the movie rights to Williams’ new novel, the sequel to her debut bestseller.

as a measure taken against something anticipated or feared; preventively:Knowing I’d be practicing piano for hours every day, I preemptively left polite notes for the upstairs and downstairs neighbors—with cookies attached—apologizing for the noise.

Bridge. (said of bidding) at an unnecessarily high level, as a defensive maneuver to make communication between one’s opponents more difficult:The more tricks you are certain of winning, given your hand, the higher the level at which you can bid preemptively.

Origin of preemptively

preemptive + -ly

Words nearby preemptively

preemphasis, preemployment, preempt, preemption, preemptive, preemptively, preemptive right, preemptive strike, preen, preengage, preengineered

Example sentences from the Web for preemptively

They would either be annexed to a larger unit after defeat, or they would form one preemptively to avoid defeat.
War! What Is It Good For? A Lot|Nick Romeo|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chase, the biggest retail bank in the metro area, has preemptively closed branches in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Hurricane Sandy Grinds the Global Money Engine to a Halt|Alex Klein, Matthew Zeitlin|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His editorializing aside, he acknowledges that the first statement was issued "more or less" preemptively.
Reactions on the Right--Funny, Tragic|Michael Tomasky|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In his Slate essay, Regnerus preemptively defends himself against these criticisms with a limited interpretation of the results.
Mark Regnerus’s Gay-Parenting Study Starts a Political War|David Sessions|June 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Each of the above candidates was preemptively attacked as insufficiently conservative by some corner of the movement.
GOP Would Have Had Better Shot in 2012 With Center-Right Pols Like Christie|John Avlon|December 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST

单词	preemptively
释义	preemptively or pre-emp·tive·ly [ pree-emp-tiv-lee ] / priˈɛmp tɪv li / adverb before or in preference to other buyers, claimants, candidates, etc.:TriStar has preemptively purchased the movie rights to Williams’ new novel, the sequel to her debut bestseller. as a measure taken against something anticipated or feared; preventively:Knowing I’d be practicing piano for hours every day, I preemptively left polite notes for the upstairs and downstairs neighbors—with cookies attached—apologizing for the noise. Bridge. (said of bidding) at an unnecessarily high level, as a defensive maneuver to make communication between one’s opponents more difficult:The more tricks you are certain of winning, given your hand, the higher the level at which you can bid preemptively. Origin of preemptively preemptive + -ly Words nearby preemptively preemphasis, preemployment, preempt, preemption, preemptive, preemptively, preemptive right, preemptive strike, preen, preengage, preengineered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for preemptively They would either be annexed to a larger unit after defeat, or they would form one preemptively to avoid defeat. War! What Is It Good For? A Lot\|Nick Romeo\|August 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Chase, the biggest retail bank in the metro area, has preemptively closed branches in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Hurricane Sandy Grinds the Global Money Engine to a Halt\|Alex Klein, Matthew Zeitlin\|October 29, 2012\|DAILY BEAST His editorializing aside, he acknowledges that the first statement was issued "more or less" preemptively. Reactions on the Right--Funny, Tragic\|Michael Tomasky\|September 12, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In his Slate essay, Regnerus preemptively defends himself against these criticisms with a limited interpretation of the results. Mark Regnerus’s Gay-Parenting Study Starts a Political War\|David Sessions\|June 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Each of the above candidates was preemptively attacked as insufficiently conservative by some corner of the movement. GOP Would Have Had Better Shot in 2012 With Center-Right Pols Like Christie\|John Avlon\|December 2, 2011\|DAILY BEAST
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