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pre-empt [Brit priːˈɛmpt, Am priˈɛmpt] VB trans
1. pre-empt (anticipate):
pre-empt question, decision, move
anticiper
pre-empt person
devancer
2. pre-empt (thwart):
pre-empt action, plan
contrecarrer
3. pre-empt LAW (appropriate):
pre-empt building, land
préempter
French
French
English
English
devancer attaque, critiques
to forestall, to pre-empt
pre-empt VB trans form
1. pre-empt (act before):
pre-empt person
devancer
pre-empt action, choice
anticiper
2. pre-empt (to have a legal right):
pre-empt
avoir une priorité légale sur
3. pre-empt (to use one's legal right):
pre-empt
exercer son droit de préemption sur
preempt VB trans form
1. preempt (act before):
preempt person
devancer
preempt action, choice
anticiper
2. preempt (to have a legal right):
preempt
avoir une priorité légale sur
3. preempt (to use one's legal right):
preempt
exercer son droit de préemption sur
Present
Ipre-empt
youpre-empt
he/she/itpre-empts
wepre-empt
youpre-empt
theypre-empt
Past
Ipre-empted
youpre-empted
he/she/itpre-empted
wepre-empted
youpre-empted
theypre-empted
Present Perfect
Ihavepre-empted
youhavepre-empted
he/she/ithaspre-empted
wehavepre-empted
youhavepre-empted
theyhavepre-empted
Past Perfect
Ihadpre-empted
youhadpre-empted
he/she/ithadpre-empted
wehadpre-empted
youhadpre-empted
theyhadpre-empted
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These item slots will occasionally be preempted by breaking news or live television coverage.
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If passed, the federal bill would preempt the state law.
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All other threads have a priority in the range 0 through 31, inclusive, with higher priorities always preempting lower.
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In some cases, it opted to preempt whole episodes out of concern for their subject matter.
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Weak single-suiters with six card length are traditionally opened preemptively at the two level, whilst seven carders are used to preempt at the three level.
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