preempt

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/priˈɛmpt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prē empt)

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preempt [sth],
pre-empt [sth]
vtr
(prevent)prevenir vtr
  precaver vtr
  evitar vtr
 The rival company preempted our takeover bid by selling its stock.
 La compañía rival previno nuestra oferta de compra vendiendo sus acciones.
preempt [sb],
pre-empt [sb]
vtr
(act before [sb] else)adelantarse v prnl
  anticiparse v prnl
 I was about to make a suggesting during the company meeting, but my coworker preempted me.
preempt [sth],
pre-empt [sth]
vtr
(anticipate)prevenir vtr
  anticipar vtr
 The company held a training session in order to preempt any further issues.
preempt [sth],
pre-empt [sth]
vtr
(acquire before others)comprar algo antes que loc verb
 (compra)adelantarse v prnl
 (compra)anticiparse v prnl
 Customers who called in advance have already preempted most of the seats.
preempt [sth],
pre-empt [sth]
vtr
(supplant)suplantar vtr
  reemplazar vtr
 Normal programming was preempted by a breaking news bulletin.
 Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

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