proactively

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English proactive
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English proactively

    From proactive + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈæk.tɪv.li/
    • (US) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈæk.tɪv.li/

    Adverb

    proactively (comparative more proactively, superlative most proactively)

    1. In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.
      • 2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1084:
        [D]uring each lecture, an observation journal was kept to record what happened in the classroom, focusing on whether and when students enjoyed or proactively participated in classroom activities.
      • 2025 April 14, Phil Muncaster, “AI Hallucinations Create “Slopsquatting” Supply Chain Threat”, in Infosecurity Magazine‎[1], archived from the original on 21 May 2026:
        The best way to mitigate slopsquatting is for developers to proactively monitor every dependency and use tools to vet dependencies before adding them to projects, the vendor concluded.

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