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pre-emptive

/priˈemptɪv/adjective

उच्चारण प्रिएम्प्टिव

पूर्व-निवारक, पहले से की गई (रोकथाम हेतु)

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adjective
  1. 1

    done to stop somebody taking action, especially action that will be harmful to yourself

    पूर्व-निवारक, पहले से की गई (रोकथाम हेतु)

    • The army launched a pre-emptive strike.
    • The government took pre-emptive measures against the floods.
    • Several leaders were placed under pre-emptive arrest.

    Synonyms preventive precautionary anticipatory

◇Word family
pre-empt verbpre-emptively adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

preventive precautionary anticipatory

§Grammar and usage

Usage: The common collocations are a pre-emptive strike and pre-emptive measures.

Usage में सामान्य collocations हैं a pre-emptive strike और pre-emptive measures।