Any time
Open links in new tab
- verbpre-empt (verb) · pre-empts (third person present) · pre-empted (past tense) · pre-empted (past participle) · pre-empting (present participle) · preempt (verb) · preempts (third person present) · preempted (past tense) · preempted (past participle) · preempting (present participle)
- take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) from happening; forestall:"the second session will focus on policies to preempted problems"
- act in advance of (someone) in order to prevent them from doing something:"it looked as if she'd ask him more, but Parr preempted her"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH(of a broadcast) interrupt or replace (a scheduled program):"the violence preempted regular programming"
- acquire or appropriate (something) in advance:"many tables were already preempted by family parties"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHtake (something, especially public land) for oneself so as to have the right of preemption.
- bridgemake a preemptive bid.
nounbridgepre-empt (noun) · pre-empts (plural noun) · preempt (noun) · preempts (plural noun)- a preemptive bid.
Originmid 19th century: back-formation from preemption.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- take action in order to prevent (an anticipated event) from happening; forestall:
- acquire or appropriate (something) in advance:
Bokep
- People also ask
- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.pre·empt prē-ˈem (p)t preempted; preempting; preempts Synonyms of preempt transitive verb 1 : to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption 2 : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneselfwww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preemptDefinition of preempt verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary preempt verb /priˈɛmpt/ Verb Forms preempt something to prevent something from happening by taking action to stop it Her departure preempted any further questions.www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/ame…preempt (third-person singular simple present preempts, present participle preempting, simple past and past participle preempted) (transitive) To appropriate first. He preempted that hill to be its king. (transitive) To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc). Floppy disks were preempted by CDs.en.wiktionary.org/wiki/preempt
Preempt Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
PREEMPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Preempt - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
PREEMPT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
PRE-EMPT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PREEMPT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
preempt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...
pre-empt verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
PREEMPT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Preempt - definition of preempt by The Free Dictionary
Preempt Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary
PREEMPT - All you need to know about it | Collins English …
preempt - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
preempt - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Pre-empt - definition of pre-empt by The Free Dictionary
27 Synonyms & Antonyms for PREEMPT - Thesaurus.com
PRE-EMPT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
PREEMPT definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary
preempt | meaning of preempt in Longman Dictionary of …
Pre-empt - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com