How to pronounce “proactive”
Say “proactive” in 3 beats
proactive
/ˌpɹoʊˈæktɪv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɹəʊaktɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- proacpɹoʊ
- tivækstress
- etɪv
- IPA (American)
- /ˌpɹoʊˈæktɪv/
- IPA (British)
- /pɹəʊaktɪv/
- Respelling
- proh-AK-tiv
- Syllables
- 3 — proac-TIV-e
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: proac-TIV-e. “tiv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˌpɹoʊˈæktɪv/
/pɹəʊaktɪv/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “proactive” means
- adjective
descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
“proactive inhibition”
- adjective
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
Say it in a sentence
“A proactive repair now prevents a larger bill later.”“proactive”, answered
How do you pronounce “proactive”?
“proactive” is pronounced /ˌpɹoʊˈæktɪv/ (proh-AK-tiv) in American English and /pɹəʊaktɪv/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tiv”. Build it as proac-TIV-e, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “proactive” have?
3: proac · tiv · e. The beat lands on the second, “tiv”.
Is “proactive” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌpɹoʊˈæktɪv/ (proh-AK-tiv); British English says /pɹəʊaktɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “proactive” mean?
As an adjective: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently For example: “proactive inhibition” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “proactive”?
Stress the second syllable: proac-TIV-e. “tiv” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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