Definition of proactive in English:
proactive
adjective prəʊˈaktɪvproʊˈæktɪv
(of a person or action) creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened.
employers must take a proactive approach to equal pay
Example sentencesExamples
- Today, he was as proactive and involved as captain as he has ever been.
- So what policing there is tends to be reactive, rather than proactive.
- I hope the issues I have raised show the Labour administration in Bexley is proactive in its approach.
- We are not renowned for our proactive approach towards our health and well-being, we Brits.
- The new controls mark the beginning of a more proactive approach to water quality protection.
- It is this kind of proactive approach from within our community that keeps us strong.
- This is because they favour a reactive risk model rather than a proactive mastery model.
- He's doing and saying a lot of stuff that seems very proactive and often quite responsible.
- This seems to be the cue for the proactive consumer to start interrogating different suppliers.
- The potential value of this proactive approach to dealing with the hypoxia of high altitude is still being clarified.
- With a pittance of a salary, how could they be enthused to become proactive people?
- Such a proactive approach to liability also accords with modern views of health and safety provisions in general.
- This second category requires a proactive approach by the state in order to combat fraud.
- She said it is crucial that organisations have a proactive rather than reactive outlook.
- We may even attract some younger faces and create a more proactive council.
- We, like the Seattle group, have adopted a proactive approach to management of current illness.
- The convictions highlight our continued and proactive approach to football disorder in the city centre.
- We shall encourage the police to take a more proactive approach by making use of speed cameras and enforcement.
- Should programmes be legislatively mandated or should the profession take a proactive approach?
- As you have just described, it seems as if the approach has been reactive rather than any proactive work.
Derivatives
noun prəʊˈakʃ(ə)n
How do people intentionally recruit the functional circuitry of forethought, proaction, intention, aspiration, self-appraisal, and self-reflection?
noun prəʊakˈtɪvɪti
So I think the real nub of the problem is that you have not got HR focus and HR proactivity to cause these changes to happen, and it is just like a melee.
Example sentencesExamples
- While the formal concept is still relatively new, the future direction of BII is towards automation and proactivity.
- The report says there is a need for more proactivity in relation to sectors where there may be a chemical or biological product being traded outside the EU.
- His reputation from his municipal politics days guarantees real proactivity.
- Without more proactivity in these areas we are not going to counter the threats presented by the current trends in the world economy.
Origin
1930s: from pro-2 (denoting earlier occurrence), on the pattern of reactive.
Definition of proactive in US English:
proactive
adjectiveprōˈaktivproʊˈæktɪv
(of a person, policy, or action) creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.
be proactive in identifying and preventing potential problems
Example sentencesExamples
- With a pittance of a salary, how could they be enthused to become proactive people?
- We, like the Seattle group, have adopted a proactive approach to management of current illness.
- It is this kind of proactive approach from within our community that keeps us strong.
- This seems to be the cue for the proactive consumer to start interrogating different suppliers.
- This is because they favour a reactive risk model rather than a proactive mastery model.
- We may even attract some younger faces and create a more proactive council.
- Today, he was as proactive and involved as captain as he has ever been.
- We shall encourage the police to take a more proactive approach by making use of speed cameras and enforcement.
- He's doing and saying a lot of stuff that seems very proactive and often quite responsible.
- I hope the issues I have raised show the Labour administration in Bexley is proactive in its approach.
- So what policing there is tends to be reactive, rather than proactive.
- The potential value of this proactive approach to dealing with the hypoxia of high altitude is still being clarified.
- Should programmes be legislatively mandated or should the profession take a proactive approach?
- She said it is crucial that organisations have a proactive rather than reactive outlook.
- As you have just described, it seems as if the approach has been reactive rather than any proactive work.
- We are not renowned for our proactive approach towards our health and well-being, we Brits.
- The new controls mark the beginning of a more proactive approach to water quality protection.
- This second category requires a proactive approach by the state in order to combat fraud.
- The convictions highlight our continued and proactive approach to football disorder in the city centre.
- Such a proactive approach to liability also accords with modern views of health and safety provisions in general.
Origin
1930s: from pro- (denoting earlier occurrence), on the pattern of reactive.