proactive

English

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Etymology

From pro- +‎ activeCategory:English terms prefixed with pro-#ACTIVE; originally coined 1933 by Paul Whiteley and Gerald Blankfort in a psychology paper, used in technical sense.[1][2] Used in a popular context and sense (courage, perseverance) in 1946 book Man’s Search for Meaning by neuropsychiatrist Viktor Emil Frankl, in the context of dealing with the Holocaust, as contrast with reactive.

Pronunciation

Adjective

proactive (comparative more proactive, superlative most proactive)Category:English lemmas#PROACTIVECategory:English adjectives#PROACTIVECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PROACTIVECategory:Pages with entries#PROACTIVECategory:Pages with 2 entries#PROACTIVE

  1. Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty.
    We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.Category:English terms with usage examples#PROACTIVE
    • 2019 December 4, Andy Coward, “Derby's crowning achievement”, in Rail, page 56:
      Staff are also proactive in approaching any passengers looking as though they need assistance, rather than waiting to be approached.
      Category:English terms with quotations#PROACTIVE

Usage notes

Some consider proactive to be a buzzword, and it is associated with business-speak.[3]

Depending on use, alternatives include active, preemptive, or “show initiative” instead of “be proactive”.

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References

  1. ↑ OED
  2. ↑ Whiteley, Paul L.; Blankfort, Gerald (1933), “The Influence of Certain Prior Conditions Upon Learning”, Journal of Experimental Psychology (APA) 16: 843–851
  3. ↑ The good grammar guide, by Richard Palmer, 2003, p. 157
Category:en:Personality#PROACTIVE

French

Adjective

proactiveCategory:French non-lemma forms#PROACTIVECategory:French adjective forms#PROACTIVECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#PROACTIVECategory:Pages with entries#PROACTIVECategory:Pages with 2 entries#PROACTIVE

  1. feminine singular of proactif
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