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pro-actively

pro-actively is the alternative form of proactively.

Meaning of proactively

Adverb

proactively (comparative more proactively, superlative most proactively)

  1. In a proactive manner; so as to look or plan ahead.
    • [D]uring each lecture, an observation journal was kept to record what happened in the classroom, focusing on whether and when students enjoyed or proactively participated in classroom activities.2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1084

Forms of pro-actively

comparativemore pro-actively
superlativemost pro-actively

Questions about pro-actively

What is pro-actively the alternative form of?
Pro-actively is the alternative form of proactively.

Words near pro-actively in the dictionary

  1. pro-abortion
  2. pro-abortionism
  3. pro-abortionist
  4. pro-abortionists
  5. pro-aborts
  6. pro-actively
  7. pro-adenohypophysis
  8. pro-am
  9. pro-ams
  10. pro-ana
  11. pro-anas

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