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promptto cause or encourage someone to take action or say something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to cause or encourage someone to take action or say something

Pronunciation (IPA): /prɑːmpt/

Korean meaning: 촉발하다, 자극하다, 유도하다

Korean pronunciation: **프람**프트

Example Sentences

  • The smell of pizza prompted my stomach to growl louder than a motorcycle.
  • Her prompt arrival surprised everyone who knew her habit of being fashionably late.
  • The company's prompt customer service resolved the issue within 24 hours.

prompt

VERB

//prɑːmpt//

to cause or encourage someone to take action or say something

prompt concept
💡 Concept

A theater director prompts the nervous actor to go on stage

prompt rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

"A good prompt is not abrupt — it helps AI erupt!"

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/prɑːmpt/
🇬🇧 UK/prɒmpt/

🌳Etymology

Rootprompt

Origin

From Latin 'promptus,' the past participle of 'promere' meaning 'to bring forth' or 'produce,' derived from 'pro-' (forward) and 'merere' (to bring or take).

🎵Rhyme

attemptexemptcontempt
attempt
exempt
contempt

🔗Collocations

prompt action
prompt payment
prompt someone to do
prompt response
prompt delivery
command prompt

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The smell of pizza prompted my stomach to growl louder than a motorcycle.

😄 Fun example

Her prompt arrival surprised everyone who knew her habit of being fashionably late.

The company's prompt customer service resolved the issue within 24 hours.

The teacher's praise prompted the shy student to participate more actively in class.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

immediatequickswiftencouragestimulate

Antonyms

delayedslowdiscourage

Related

stimulusincentivecueremindertrigger

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