unprompt

prompt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prompt]
- /prɒmpt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [prompt]
- /prɒmpt/

Definitions of unprompt word

adjective unprompt done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply. 1
adjective unprompt ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands. 1
adjective unprompt quick or alert: prompt to take offense. 1
adjective unprompt punctual. 1
verb with object unprompt to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that? 1
verb with object unprompt to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation? 1

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Origin of unprompt

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 Unprompt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unprompt

unprompt 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

unprompt usage trend in Literature

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