Definition of Proactive
Proactive
pro·ac·tive
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
taking an active role in controlling or creating situations in anticipation of future needs, problems, or changes, rather than simply responding as situations take place;
e.g. He took a proactive planning approach, and was thus prepared when bad things happened.
(adjective)
relating to or posing an interference between prior learning and the performance or recall of this for later learning;
e.g. He kept making the turning towards his old home due to proactive interference.
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