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- [prompt]
- /prɒmpt/
- /prɒmpt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prompt]
- /prɒmpt/
Definitions of prompted word
- adjective prompted done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply. 1
- adjective prompted ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands. 1
- adjective prompted quick or alert: prompt to take offense. 1
- abbreviation PROMPTED punctual. 1
- verb with object prompted to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that? 1
- verb with object prompted to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation? 1
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Origin of prompted
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English < Medieval Latin prōmptāre to incite, Latin: to distribute, frequentative of prōmere to bring out, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + (e)mere to take, buy; (adj.) late Middle English < Latin promptus ready, prompt, special use of past participle of prōmere
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Parts of speech for Prompted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prompted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prompted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prompted
verb prompted
- actuated — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- drew — simple past tense of draw.
- elicited — Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- got — a simple past tense and past participle of get.
noun prompted
- cued — a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
adjective prompted
- fasted — Simple past tense and past participle of fast.
Top questions with prompted
- what issues prompted the native american civil rights movement?
- what event prompted the formation of the first continental congress?
- what does prompted mean?
- which prompted european exploration during the age of discovery?
- what prompted you to apply for this position?
- what event prompted the protestant reformation?
- what prompted the steel strike of 1919?
- what prompted the munich conference of 1938?
- what factors prompted the united states to enter the war?
- what conditions prompted changes in the soviet union?
- what prompted you to apply for this job?
- what event prompted the persian gulf war?
- what prompted the boston tea party?
- what prompted the war between the vietminh and the french?
- what prompted you to apply to our company?
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