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is a vogue word, formed on the analogy of reactive, that came into prominence in the 1970s, and is used to mean 'creating or controlling a situation by taking the initiative', usually in the context of business administration:

a new kind of management able to take risks,...manage change, and be more proactive—Financial Times, 1984.

The back-formation (or parallel formation, perhaps) pro-act may raise eyebrows:

This versatility is allowing us to proact rather than react to changing market conditions—Industry Week, 1986.

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Having an orientation to the future, anticipating problems and taking affirmative steps to deal positively with them rather than reacting after a situation has already occurred.

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See words rhyming with "proaction."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - proaktiv

Nederlands (Dutch)
bij voorbaat, initiatief nemend

Français (French)
adj. - dynamique, proactif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - proaktiv

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπέρ της ανάληψης πρωτοβουλιών, (μτφ.) ενεργητικός, δραστήριος

Italiano (Italian)
iniziatore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - relacionado ao aprendizado e à lembrança no aprendizado posterior

Русский (Russian)
проактивный, предусматривающий проблемы

Español (Spanish)
adj. - proactivo, controlar o crear una situación tomando la iniciativa

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - företagsam, initiativtagande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
前摄的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 前攝的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사전행동의[에 호소한]

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 順向の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مترقب, يتحضر للتدخل في أو السيطرة على حدث مرتقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יוצר מצב או שולט בו ע"י נטילת יוזמה, כרוך בהרגל או דרך-חשיבה נלמדים (פסיכולוגיה)‬

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