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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

주도적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: judo-jeogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Proactive/proʊˈæk.tɪv/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 업무에 있어서 매우 주도적인 태도를 보인다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

    "The company took a proactive approach to cybersecurity by updating its protocols before any threat emerged."
  2. 2

    Acting in anticipation of future problems, needs, or changes.

    "She is a proactive employee who always anticipates project bottlenecks and prepares solutions beforehand."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Latin prefix 'pro-' (meaning 'before' or 'forward') and the English word 'active' (from Latin 'activus', from 'actus' meaning 'done'). Coined in the mid-20th century in psychological contexts, it gained widespread prominence in business management during the late 1970s to describe taking control and making things happen rather than just adjusting to a situation after the fact.

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