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How to pronounce “emptive”
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Pronunciation guide for emptive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of emptive with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Harry Baker: A love poem for lonely prime numbers 14 minutes, 3 seconds
by the confetti cannons manned by pre-emptive police.
- Definition summary
- (rare) Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand).
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce emptive
Harry Baker: A love poem for lonely prime numbers 14 minutes, 3 seconds

by the confetti cannons manned by pre-emptive police.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “emptive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (rare) Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand).
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