preempt

verb · nounB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

preempts

V_ing/Gerund

preempting

V_ed/pp

preemptedpre-empt

1.
(transitive)To appropriate first.
He preempted that hill to be its king.
2.
(transitive)To displace or take the place of (by having higher precedence, etc).
Floppy disks were preempted by CDs.
3.
(transitive)To prevent or beat to the punch, to forestall an expected occurrence by acting first.
4.
(transitive)To secure (land, etc.) by the right of preemption (purchasing before others, e.g. land because one already occupies it).
5.
(intransitive)(bridge, intransitive) To make a preemptive bid at bridge.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

preemptspre-emptpreëmptpræempt

1.
(bridge) A preemptive bid.

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Đồng nghĩa

ninjasupersede ninja internet slang

Cùng gốc / liên quan

preemptablepreemptiblepreemptive preemptor preemptory

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Nguồn gốc từ

preemption.