proactively

English

Etymology

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:

     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.

Translations

in a proactive manner

Czech: proaktivně Dutch: proactief (nl) Finnish: ennakoivasti French: proactivement (fr) Russian: упреждающе (upreždajušče) Slovak: proaktívne Spanish: propositivamente