prescriptive
gb/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv/ us/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv/
C1
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Acepciones
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adjective
formal
C1
property
1
telling people what should be done
If something is prescriptive, it gives rules about what you should do.
Patrón de uso:
prescriptive about [something]; prescriptive rules/approach/attitude
Error frecuente:
Often confused with descriptive (describing real usage) and with proscriptive (forbidding something).
Sinónimos
directive (Emphasizes giving instructions more than setting standards of correctness.)
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normative (Often used in academic contexts for value- or rule-setting claims.)
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rule-based (Highlights reliance on explicit rules.)
Antónimos
descriptive (Focuses on describing what is actually done, not what should be done.)
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nonprescriptive (Avoids telling people what is correct or required.)
Colocaciones
prescriptive rules
|prescriptive approach
|prescriptive advice
|prescriptive guidelines
|prescriptive standards
|prescriptive definition
|highly prescriptive
|overly prescriptive
|less prescriptive
|prescriptive tone
Temas
language
|education
|writing
|society
Ejemplos
- The style guide is quite prescriptive about punctuation and capitalization.
- His advice sounded helpful, but it became too prescriptive for a creative project.
- Modern linguists often prefer descriptive accounts of grammar to prescriptive rules.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The teacher was very prescriptive about how we wrote the essay.
- These rules are too prescriptive for me.
adjective
technical
C1
property
2
relating to prescribing medical treatment
In medicine, prescriptive means connected to giving a prescription.
Patrón de uso:
prescriptive authority/powers; prescriptive guidelines
Error frecuente:
Do not confuse with prescription (noun). Prescriptive is an adjective.
Sinónimos
prescribing (More direct and often used in clinical descriptions.)
Antónimos
nonprescribing (Describes roles or settings where no prescriptions are issued.)
Colocaciones
prescriptive authority
|prescriptive powers
|prescriptive guidelines
|prescriptive practice
|prescriptive medicine
|prescriptive privileges
Temas
health
|medicine
Ejemplos
- In some regions, nurse practitioners have prescriptive authority for certain medications.
- The protocol includes prescriptive instructions for managing pain after surgery.
- The clinic tightened its prescriptive guidelines for antibiotics.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Only doctors with prescriptive authority can give this medicine.
adjective
legal
C2
property
3
gained by long use (law)
In law, prescriptive means a right gained by using something for a long time.
Patrón de uso:
prescriptive right/title/easement
Error frecuente:
This legal meaning is unrelated to giving advice; it comes from legal prescription (time-based acquisition).
Sinónimos
acquisitive (Legal/technical term focusing on gaining rights through possession or use.)
Antónimos
statutory (Based on a written law rather than on long-established use.)
Colocaciones
prescriptive right
|prescriptive title
|prescriptive easement
|acquire a prescriptive right
|claim prescriptive rights
Temas
law
|property
Ejemplos
- The neighbors argued that decades of access created a prescriptive right to use the path.
- A prescriptive easement may arise when land is used openly for many years without permission.
- The court rejected the prescriptive claim because the use had not been continuous.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
prescriptive
AFI
GB/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv/
US/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv/
Sílabas y acento
pre - script - ive (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (pre)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: prescriptive
Familia de palabras
Core family
prescribe
verb B1
prescription
noun A2
Related words
prescriber
noun
Negative and opposite forms
descriptive
adjective B2
nonprescriptive
adjective
Advanced or less common
prescriptively
adverb
prescriptivism
noun
prescriptivist
noun
Expresiones
prescriptive analytics
1/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv ˌænəlˈɪtɪks/
fixed phrase
business
data advice on what to do
Prescriptive analytics uses data to suggest the best action.
Ejemplos
- The retailer used prescriptive analytics to set prices and reduce waste.
- Prescriptive analytics can suggest which customers to target and when.
- Their dashboard combines predictive and prescriptive analytics for planning.
prescriptive easement
1/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv ˈizmənt/
fixed phrase
legal
easement gained by long use
A prescriptive easement is a legal right to use land after using it for many years.
Ejemplos
- The lawyer argued that years of parking there created a prescriptive easement.
- To prove a prescriptive easement, they had to show the use was open and continuous.
- The owner put up a sign to prevent a prescriptive easement from forming.
prescriptive grammar
1/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv ɡɹˈæmɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
rules about correct language
Prescriptive grammar tells people which forms are correct.
Ejemplos
- Prescriptive grammar books may label some everyday expressions as incorrect.
- The course compared prescriptive grammar with descriptive approaches.
- Editors sometimes rely on prescriptive grammar when enforcing house style.
prescriptive right
1/pɹˈɛskɹˈɪptɪv ɹˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
legal
legal right gained by long use
A prescriptive right is a legal right you gain by using something for many years.
Ejemplos
- They claimed a prescriptive right to draw water from the well.
- The judge asked for evidence of long use to establish a prescriptive right.
- A prescriptive right can be lost if the use stops for a long period.