请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pre-empt
释义

pre-empt


pre-empt

(prɪˈɛmpt) vb1. (tr) to acquire in advance of or to the exclusion of others; appropriate2. (Law) (tr) chiefly US to occupy (public land) in order to acquire a prior right to purchase3. (Bridge) (intr) bridge to make a high opening bid, often on a weak hand, to shut out opposition bidding pre-ˈemptor n pre-ˈemptory adj

pre-empt


Past participle: pre-empted
Gerund: pre-empting
Imperative
pre-empt
pre-empt
Present
I pre-empt
you pre-empt
he/she/it pre-empts
we pre-empt
you pre-empt
they pre-empt
Preterite
I pre-empted
you pre-empted
he/she/it pre-empted
we pre-empted
you pre-empted
they pre-empted
Present Continuous
I am pre-empting
you are pre-empting
he/she/it is pre-empting
we are pre-empting
you are pre-empting
they are pre-empting
Present Perfect
I have pre-empted
you have pre-empted
he/she/it has pre-empted
we have pre-empted
you have pre-empted
they have pre-empted
Past Continuous
I was pre-empting
you were pre-empting
he/she/it was pre-empting
we were pre-empting
you were pre-empting
they were pre-empting
Past Perfect
I had pre-empted
you had pre-empted
he/she/it had pre-empted
we had pre-empted
you had pre-empted
they had pre-empted
Future
I will pre-empt
you will pre-empt
he/she/it will pre-empt
we will pre-empt
you will pre-empt
they will pre-empt
Future Perfect
I will have pre-empted
you will have pre-empted
he/she/it will have pre-empted
we will have pre-empted
you will have pre-empted
they will have pre-empted
Future Continuous
I will be pre-empting
you will be pre-empting
he/she/it will be pre-empting
we will be pre-empting
you will be pre-empting
they will be pre-empting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pre-empting
you have been pre-empting
he/she/it has been pre-empting
we have been pre-empting
you have been pre-empting
they have been pre-empting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pre-empting
you will have been pre-empting
he/she/it will have been pre-empting
we will have been pre-empting
you will have been pre-empting
they will have been pre-empting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pre-empting
you had been pre-empting
he/she/it had been pre-empting
we had been pre-empting
you had been pre-empting
they had been pre-empting
Conditional
I would pre-empt
you would pre-empt
he/she/it would pre-empt
we would pre-empt
you would pre-empt
they would pre-empt
Past Conditional
I would have pre-empted
you would have pre-empted
he/she/it would have pre-empted
we would have pre-empted
you would have pre-empted
they would have pre-empted
Thesaurus
Noun1.pre-empt - a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from biddingpreempt, preemptive bidbidding, bid - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

pre-empt

verb forestall, anticipate, prevent, steal a march on, get in before He pre-empted any decision to sack him
Translations

pre-empt


Related to pre-empt: errand, gloat, indicated, preempt, poised, partially, take on
  • all
  • verb
  • noun

Synonyms for pre-empt

verb forestall

Synonyms

  • forestall
  • anticipate
  • prevent
  • steal a march on
  • get in before

Synonyms for pre-empt

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

Synonyms

  • preempt
  • preemptive bid

Related Words

  • bidding
  • bid
随便看

 

英语词典包含2567994条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/14 18:16:01