1. pre-empt - Noun
2. pre-empt - Verb
a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
Source: WordNetMaybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well. Jack Dee
Ahmed’s visit was to pre-empt potential Russian retaliation over the oil deal and more broadly to clarify that the SDC had not placed all its eggs in the American basket. Source: Internet
Barcelona have been in turmoil for months; club president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned this week to pre-empt a vote of no confidence, and presidential candidate Victor Font is keen to reunite Lionel Messi with Guardiola. Source: Internet
Fox previously scheduled repeats of its animated series in the 7:00 hour, allowing themselves to simply pre-empt the reruns if a game ran long. Source: Internet
CNOOC Uganda will not pre-empt the sale of Tullow Oil’s stake in Lake Albert to Total. Source: Internet
I think we can expect considerable advances in the experience of working from home, making it much easier and more natural to experience body language and eye contact, to be able to pre-empt when someone else is going to talk. Source: Internet