Preempt — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding

acquire for oneself before others can do so

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹiːˈɛmpt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹiːˈɛmpt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹiːˈɛmpt/

1 syllable Say it as /pɹiːˈɛmpt/.

Examples

live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour
discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preemptive bid pre-empt displace

Parts of Speech

noun	a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
verb	acquire for oneself before others can do so
verb	take the place of or have precedence over “live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour”
verb	gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
verb	make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge

Word Forms

preemptive	adjective	designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
preemption	noun	the right to purchase something in advance of others
preemptor	noun	someone who acquires land by preemption
pre-emptive	adjective	designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorwegnehmen

ein hohes Gebot, das die gegnerischen Spieler am Bieten hindern soll

🇫🇷French

devancer

une enchère élevée destinée à empêcher les joueurs adverses d'enchérir

🇪🇸Spanish

adelantarse a

una oferta alta que tiene como objetivo evitar que los jugadores contrarios hagan una oferta

🇮🇹Italian

anticipare

un'offerta alta che ha lo scopo di impedire ai giocatori avversari di dichiarare

🇳🇱Dutch

voorrang nemen

een hoog bod dat bedoeld is om te voorkomen dat de tegenstanders bieden

🇵🇹Portuguese

antecipar

um lance alto que visa impedir que os jogadores adversários façam lances

🇷🇺Russian

упреждать

высокая ставка, призванная помешать игрокам-соперникам делать ставки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जगह ले लेना

एक ऊंची बोली जिसका उद्देश्य विरोधी खिलाड़ियों को बोली लगाने से रोकना है

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்கூட்டியே

எதிரணி வீரர்களை ஏலம் விடுவதைத் தடுக்கும் ஒரு உயர் ஏலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తు

ప్రత్యర్థి ఆటగాళ్లను వేలం వేయకుండా నిరోధించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన అధిక బిడ్

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વગ્રહ

એક ઉચ્ચ બિડ કે જેનો હેતુ વિરોધી ખેલાડીઓને બિડ કરતા અટકાવવાનો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ

ಎದುರಾಳಿ ಆಟಗಾರರು ಬಿಡ್ಡಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಬಿಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകരുതൽ

എതിർ കളിക്കാരെ ലേലം വിളിക്കുന്നതിൽ നിന്ന് തടയാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ഉയർന്ന ബിഡ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抢占

高出价，旨在阻止对方玩家出价

🇯🇵Japanese

先制する

相手プレーヤーの入札を妨げることを目的とした高額な入札

🇰🇷Korean

선점하다

상대 플레이어의 입찰을 방지하기 위한 높은 입찰

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh trước

giá thầu cao nhằm mục đích ngăn cản người chơi đối phương đặt giá thầu

🇹🇭Thai

ยึดถือ

การเสนอราคาสูงที่มีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อป้องกันไม่ให้ผู้เล่นฝ่ายตรงข้ามเสนอราคา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendahului

tawaran tinggi yang dimaksudkan untuk mencegah pemain lawan menawar

🇲🇾Malay

mendahului

tawaran tinggi yang bertujuan untuk menghalang pemain lawan daripada membida

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استباق

عرض مرتفع يهدف إلى منع اللاعبين المنافسين من تقديم العطاءات

🇮🇷Persian

پیشدستی کردن

پیشنهادی بالا که به منظور جلوگیری از پیشنهاد دادن بازیکنان حریف است

🇹🇷Turkish

önceden almak

rakip oyuncuların teklif vermesini engellemeyi amaçlayan yüksek teklif

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקְדִים

הצעה גבוהה שנועדה למנוע מהשחקנים היריבים להציע הצעות

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The primary meaning of 'preempt' is 'a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding'.

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Using 'preempt' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'preempt' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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