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Co znaczy i jak powiedzieć "pre-empt, preempt" po polsku? - uprzedzać; udaremniać komuś zrobienie czegoś, zapobiegać; nabywać w drodze pierwokupu, korzystać z prawa pierwokupu; zastępować regularny program (np. podając wiadomości z ostatniej chwili w telewizji)
PRE-EMPT definition: 1. to do or say something before someone so that you make their words or actions unnecessary or not…. Learn more.
The word 'preempt' is correct and commonly used in written English. It is a verb meaning to act in anticipation of or to prevent something by taking action beforehand. For example: The company preempted a hostile takeover by increasing their stock prices.
If you pre-empt an action, you prevent it from happening by doing something which makes it unnecessary or impossible. You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign. [VERB noun] He pre-empted any decision to sack him. [VERB noun] The government pre-empted a threatened strike at the state-owned copper company. [VERB noun]
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense preempts, present participle preempting, past tense, past participle preempted transitive verb If you preempt an action, you prevent it from happening by doing something that makes it unnecessary or impossible .
Definition of pre-empt verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
