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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries先手を打つ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sente o utsu
"問題が発生する前に先手を打つことが重要です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To act in advance or take proactive measures to prevent a future problem or prepare for an anticipated event.
"The cybersecurity team decided to preact rather than wait for a breach to occur." - 2
To respond or behave anticipatorily based on predicted future conditions.
"Smart thermostats preact to weather forecasts to optimize home energy consumption."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived by combining the Latin prefix 'pre-' (meaning before or in advance) with the verb 'act' (from Latin 'actus', the past participle of 'agere', to do or drive). Emerging in modern corporate, psychological, and technological contexts, it denotes taking proactive measures or preventive actions prior to a specific event occurring.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Preact" is said worldwide
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anticiper
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ti.si.pe/
"Il est préférable d'anticiper les problèmes techniques avant qu'ils ne surviennent."
vorkehren
Transliteration: /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkeːʁən/
"Das Unternehmen muss vorkehren, um Marktschwankungen zu bewältigen."
pre agire
Transliteration: /pre aˈdʒi.re/
Script: preagire
"Dobbiamo preagire per evitare ulteriori complicazioni."
preactuar
Transliteration: /pre.ak.tuˈaɾ/
"Es mejor preactuar ante una crisis que lamentarse después."
preagir
Transliteration: /pɾe.aˈʒiɾ/
"Devemos preagir para garantir a segurança do sistema."
पूर्a-कार्रवाई करना
Transliteration: poorva-karravai karna
Script: पूर्वा-कार्रवाई करना
"हमें समस्या आने से पहले पूर्वा-कार्रवाई करनी चाहिए।"
提前行动
Transliteration: tíqián xíngdòng
"面对潜在的风险，我们必须提前行动。"
선제대응하다
Transliteration: seonjedeunghada
"시장 변화에 맞춰 기업들은 선제대응해야 한다."
先手を打つ
Transliteration: sente o utsu
"問題が発生する前に先手を打つことが重要です。"
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