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proactively

/pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
proac-tive-ly
IPA
/pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English proactive Middle English -ly English -ly English proactively From proactive + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li/
  • British English: /pɹəʊˈæk.tɪv.li/

Inflected Forms

more proactively (comparative) most proactively (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce proactively?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li/.
What does proactively mean?
In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.
Where does proactively come from?
Etymology tree English proactive Middle English -ly English -ly English proactively From proactive + -ly.

How to pronounce proactively

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