كيف تنطق "preempt"

word

ˈpɹiˌɛmpt

pree-EMPT

priˈɛmpt

pree-EMPT

التعريف

To act before someone else or before something happens in order to prevent or avoid a certain outcome; to take action to stop something in advance.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɹiˌɛmpt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

priˈɛmpt

أمريكي

pree-EMPT

بريطاني

pree-EMPT

The company acted fast to preempt its competitor's new product.

Governments sometimes preempt threats by increasing security.

She spoke up to preempt any criticism.

To preempt trouble, the manager clarified the rules from the start.