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pre-empt
pre-empt (prɪˈɛmpt) vb1. (tr) to acquire in advance of or to the exclusion of others; appropriate2. (Law) (tr) chiefly US to occupy (public land) in order to acquire a prior right to purchase3. (Bridge) (intr) bridge to make a high opening bid, often on a weak hand, to shut out opposition bidding pre-ˈemptor n pre-ˈemptory adjpre-empt
Past participle: pre-empted
Gerund: pre-empting
| Imperative |
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| pre-empt | | pre-empt |
| Present |
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| I pre-empt | | you pre-empt | | he/she/it pre-empts | | we pre-empt | | you pre-empt | | they pre-empt |
| Preterite |
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| I pre-empted | | you pre-empted | | he/she/it pre-empted | | we pre-empted | | you pre-empted | | they pre-empted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am pre-empting | | you are pre-empting | | he/she/it is pre-empting | | we are pre-empting | | you are pre-empting | | they are pre-empting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have pre-empted | | you have pre-empted | | he/she/it has pre-empted | | we have pre-empted | | you have pre-empted | | they have pre-empted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was pre-empting | | you were pre-empting | | he/she/it was pre-empting | | we were pre-empting | | you were pre-empting | | they were pre-empting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had pre-empted | | you had pre-empted | | he/she/it had pre-empted | | we had pre-empted | | you had pre-empted | | they had pre-empted |
| Future |
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| I will pre-empt | | you will pre-empt | | he/she/it will pre-empt | | we will pre-empt | | you will pre-empt | | they will pre-empt |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have pre-empted | | you will have pre-empted | | he/she/it will have pre-empted | | we will have pre-empted | | you will have pre-empted | | they will have pre-empted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be pre-empting | | you will be pre-empting | | he/she/it will be pre-empting | | we will be pre-empting | | you will be pre-empting | | they will be pre-empting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been pre-empting | | you have been pre-empting | | he/she/it has been pre-empting | | we have been pre-empting | | you have been pre-empting | | they have been pre-empting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been pre-empting | | you will have been pre-empting | | he/she/it will have been pre-empting | | we will have been pre-empting | | you will have been pre-empting | | they will have been pre-empting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been pre-empting | | you had been pre-empting | | he/she/it had been pre-empting | | we had been pre-empting | | you had been pre-empting | | they had been pre-empting |
| Conditional |
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| I would pre-empt | | you would pre-empt | | he/she/it would pre-empt | | we would pre-empt | | you would pre-empt | | they would pre-empt |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have pre-empted | | you would have pre-empted | | he/she/it would have pre-empted | | we would have pre-empted | | you would have pre-empted | | they would have pre-empted |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pre-empt - a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from biddingpreempt, preemptive bidbidding, bid - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make |
pre-emptverb forestall, anticipate, prevent, steal a march on, get in before He pre-empted any decision to sack himTranslations
pre-empt
Related to pre-empt: errand, gloat, indicated, preempt, poised, partially, take onSynonyms for pre-emptverb forestallSynonyms- forestall
- anticipate
- prevent
- steal a march on
- get in before
Synonyms for pre-emptnoun a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from biddingSynonymsRelated Words |