- prompt someone to/to do something
- cause someone to take a course of action.→ prompt
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prompt someone to/to do something
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prompt — verb 1》 cause or bring about. ↘(prompt someone to/to do something) cause someone to take a course of action. 2》 assist or encourage (a hesitating speaker). ↘supply a forgotten word or line to (an actor). noun 1》 an act of prompting a… … English new terms dictionary
prompt — prompt1 [prɔmpt US pra:mpt] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: promptare, from Latin promptus; PROMPT2] 1.) [T] to make someone decide to do something prompt sb to do sth ▪ What prompted you to buy that suit? 2.) [T] to make people say … Dictionary of contemporary English
prompt — I UK [prɒmpt] / US [prɑmpt] verb [transitive] Word forms prompt : present tense I/you/we/they prompt he/she/it prompts present participle prompting past tense prompted past participle prompted ** 1) mainly journalism to cause something to happen… … English dictionary
prompt — prompt1 [ prampt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM to cause something to happen or be done: This revelation prompted the mayor s resignation. prompt someone to do something: The birth of my first child prompted me to write this article … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prompt — 1 verb 1 (T) to make someone decide to do something, especially something that they had been thinking of doing: prompt sb to do sth: Her situation prompted me to do something about getting a new job. 2 to make people say or do something as a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prompt — [[t]prɒ̱mpt[/t]] ♦♦♦ prompts, prompting, prompted 1) VERB To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it. [V n to inf] Japan s recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars... [V n] The need for villagers to… … English dictionary
prompt — ▪ I. prompt prompt 2 noun [countable] COMPUTING a sign on a computer screen which shows that the computer has finished one operation and is ready to begin the next: • When you see the C prompt, type WP . [m0] ▪ II. prompt prompt 1 [prɒmpt ǁ… … Financial and business terms
prompt´ness — prompt «prompt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. ready and willing; on time; quick: »Be prompt to obey. But he learns to tell time much earlier than he learns to be prompt (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). SYNONYM(S): punctual. See syn. under ready. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
prompt´ly — prompt «prompt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. ready and willing; on time; quick: »Be prompt to obey. But he learns to tell time much earlier than he learns to be prompt (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). SYNONYM(S): punctual. See syn. under ready. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
someone is to be congratulated for something — phrase a formal way of saying that someone has done well Your secretary is to be congratulated for his prompt actions. Thesaurus: ways of praising someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: congratulate … Useful english dictionary
