pre-empt

pre-empt
[prɪˈempt]
verbo transitivo
1adelantarse a
  • he was pre-empted by a rival -> se le adelantó uno de sus rivales

pre-empt [pri-empt]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Apropiar un terreno público por el privilegio de compra anterior. (n)
va. (E.U.) Obtener el derecho de preferencia en la compra de terrenos públicos; establecer un título anterior.

pre-empt [priːˈempt] p
verb:transitive
1 [+person, attack, opposition] adelantarse a; anticiparse a
we found they had pre-empted us in buying it encontramos que se nos habían adelantado a comprarlo; I did it to pre-empt any family arguments lo hice para evitar discusiones familiares
2 especially (US) [+public land] ocupar para ejercer la opción de compra prioritaria

Verb Conjugation for "pre-empt"

Imperative
  • pre-empt
  • you pre-empt
  • he/she pre-empts
  • we pre-empt
  • you pre-empt
  • they pre-empt
Preterite
  • I pre-empted
  • you pre-empted
  • he/she pre-empted
  • we pre-empted
  • you pre-empted
  • they pre-empted
Present Continuous
  • I am pre-empting
  • you are pre-empting
  • he/she is pre-empting
  • we are pre-empting
  • you are pre-empting
  • they are pre-empting
Present Perfect
  • I have pre-empted
  • you have pre-empted
  • he/she has pre-empted
  • we have pre-empted
  • you have pre-empted
  • they have pre-empted
Past Continuous
  • I was pre-empting
  • you were pre-empting
  • he/she was pre-empting
  • we were pre-empting
  • you were pre-empting
  • they were pre-empting
Past Perfect
  • I had pre-empted
  • you had pre-empted
  • he/she had pre-empted
  • we had pre-empted
  • you had pre-empted
  • they had pre-empted
Future
  • I will pre-empt
  • you will pre-empt
  • he/she will pre-empt
  • we will pre-empt
  • you will pre-empt
  • they will pre-empt
Future Perfect
  • I will have pre-empted
  • you will have pre-empted
  • he/she will have pre-empted
  • we will have pre-empted
  • you will have pre-empted
  • they will have pre-empted
Future Continuous
  • I will be pre-empting
  • you will be pre-empting
  • he/she will be pre-empting
  • we will be pre-empting
  • you will be pre-empting
  • they will be pre-empting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been pre-empting
  • you have been pre-empting
  • he/she has been pre-empting
  • we have been pre-empting
  • you have been pre-empting
  • they have been pre-empting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been pre-empting
  • you will have been pre-empting
  • he/she will have been pre-empting
  • we will have been pre-empting
  • you will have been pre-empting
  • they will have been pre-empting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been pre-empting
  • you had been pre-empting
  • he/she had been pre-empting
  • we had been pre-empting
  • you had been pre-empting
  • they had been pre-empting