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verb | adjective | noun promptprompt1 /prɑmpt/ ●●○ W3 verb ETYMOLOGYprompt1Origin: 1300-1400 Medieval Latin promptare, from Latin promptus, from the past participle of promere to bring out VERB TABLEprompt |
| Present | I, you, we, they | prompt | | he, she, it | prompts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | prompted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have prompted | | he, she, it | has prompted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had prompted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will prompt | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have prompted |
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| Present | I | am prompting | | he, she, it | is prompting | | you, we, they | are prompting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was prompting | | you, we, they | were prompting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been prompting | | he, she, it | has been prompting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been prompting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be prompting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been prompting |
THESAURUSto make something happen, especially something bad► causeto make something happen, especially something bad: Heavy traffic is causing long delays on the freeway. The fire caused $500,000 in damage. ► make to cause something to happen. Make is less formal than cause, and is the usual word you use in everyday English: I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you cry. ► result in something if an action or event results in something, it makes that thing happen: There are fears that the conflict between the two countries will result in war. ► be responsible for something if you are responsible for something bad, it is your fault that it happened: The person who is responsible for the damage will have to pay for the repairs. ► bring about something to make something happen. Used especially about changes or improvements: The Internet has brought about enormous changes in society. ► produce to make something happen or have a particular effect, especially as part of a process: Higher temperatures will produce a rise in sea levels. ► lead to something to cause something to happen eventually after a period of time: Eating a lot of unhealthy food as a child can lead to health problems later. ► trigger if one event triggers another, it suddenly makes the second event happen: The arrest of student protesters triggered outrage across the campus. The earthquake triggered a huge tidal wave. ► prompt formal to make someone do something as a reaction to an event or situation: The changes prompted several people to resign from the committee in protest. ► induce formal to make someone decide to do something, especially something that does not seem wise: What induced you to spend so much money on a car? 1[transitive] to make someone decide to do something, especially something that he or she had been thinking of doing: News of the scandal prompted a Senate investigation.prompt somebody to do something The decision prompted steel workers to strike.2[transitive] to make people say or do something as a reaction: The announcement has prompted criticism from civil rights organizations.► see thesaurus at cause23[intransitive, transitive] eng. lang. arts to remind an actor or actress of the next words in a speech4[transitive] computers if a computer prompts you to do something, it tells you what to do next, or asks you for information: The program then prompted me to install the ink cartridges.5[transitive] to encourage someone to speak, or to help a speaker who pauses: Even when prompted, he won’t join the discussion. [Origin: 1300–1400 Medieval Latin promptare, from Latin promptus, from the past participle of promere to bring out] verb | adjective | noun promptprompt2 ●○○ adjective ETYMOLOGYprompt2Origin: 1300-1400 Latin promptus, from the past participle of promere to bring out 1done quickly, immediately, or at the right time: Complaints receive a prompt response.2[not before noun] someone who is prompt arrives at the right time or does something on time: Lunch is at 2. Try to be prompt.—promptness noun [uncountable] verb | adjective | noun promptprompt3 ●○○ noun [countable] 1computers a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer has finished one operation and is ready to begin the next: Turn on your computer and wait until the prompt appears.2eng. lang. arts a word or words said to an actor in a play, to help them remember what to say |