Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to prompt
Participle: prompted
Gerund: prompting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | prompt |
| you | prompt |
| he;she;it | prompts |
| we | prompt |
| you | prompt |
| they | prompt |
Perfect
| I | have prompted |
| you | have prompted |
| he;she;it | has prompted |
| we | have prompted |
| you | have prompted |
| they | have prompted |
Past
| I | prompted |
| you | prompted |
| he;she;it | prompted |
| we | prompted |
| you | prompted |
| they | prompted |
Pluperfect
| I | had prompted |
| you | had prompted |
| he;she;it | had prompted |
| we | had prompted |
| you | had prompted |
| they | had prompted |
Future
| I | will prompt |
| you | will prompt |
| he;she;it | will prompt |
| we | will prompt |
| you | will prompt |
| they | will prompt |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prompted |
| you | will have prompted |
| he;she;it | will have prompted |
| we | will have prompted |
| you | will have prompted |
| they | will have prompted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | prompt |
| you | prompt |
| he;she;it | prompt |
| we | prompt |
| you | prompt |
| they | prompt |
Perfect
| I | have prompted |
| you | have prompted |
| he;she;it | have prompted |
| we | have prompted |
| you | have prompted |
| they | have prompted |
Imperfect
| I | prompted |
| you | prompted |
| he;she;it | prompted |
| we | prompted |
| you | prompted |
| they | prompted |
Pluperfect
| I | had prompted |
| you | had prompted |
| he;she;it | had prompted |
| we | had prompted |
| you | had prompted |
| they | had prompted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would prompt |
| you | would prompt |
| he;she;it | would prompt |
| we | would prompt |
| you | would prompt |
| they | would prompt |
Perfect
| I | would have prompted |
| you | would have prompted |
| he;she;it | would have prompted |
| we | would have prompted |
| you | would have prompted |
| they | would have prompted |
Imperative
| you | prompt |
| we | Let's prompt |
| you | prompt |
Verbs conjugated like 'prompt'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'prompt'
compt,
dompt,
perempt,
pomp,
preempt,
preëmpt,
premit,
primp,
proact,
profit,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To lead someone toward what they should say or do.
- advise
- to encourage or persuade into action; to bring about a reaction
- abet, actuate, bring about, encourage, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, impel, incite, induce, instigate, invoke, motivate, move, provoke, rouse, set off, spur, stir, stir up, urge, whip up
- incite
- arouse, provoke, urge, inspire, induce, cause, goad, spur
- hint
- assist, prod, remind, suggest, propose, aid, help, advise
- push
- press, drive, admonish, propel, impel, shove, compel
Antonyms
- incite
- discourage, dissuade, check, prevent
- hint
- withhold, conceal, veil, mask
- push
- pull, drag, draw, retreat
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1340, from O.Fr.
prompt (1219), from L.
promptus "brought forth, at hand, ready, quick," prop. pp. of
promere "to bring forth," from
pro- "forward" +
emere "to take" (see exempt). Theatrical sense of "to assist a speaker with lines" is first recorded 1428. The adj. is first recorded 1432.
2. The adjective is from Middle English prompte, from Middle French prompt and its etymon Latin prōmptus (“visible, apparent, evident”), past participle of prōmō (“to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light”), from prō (“forth, forward”) + emō (“to take, acquire, buy”). Doublet of pronto.
3. The verb is from Middle English prompen, apparently from the adjective. The noun is from the verb.
Verbs referencing "prompt"
German, old spelling
prompten.
Sample Sentences
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I prompted him to get a new job.
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"How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana.
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"What is your name, you?" he demanded. The captured youth tried to pull free again, but was obviously tiring. After a moment he stopped his struggling altogether. "Your name?" Simon prompted, this time in a softer tone.
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"Malachias." The youth turned away panting. [1988, Tad Williams, chapter 5, in The Dragonbone Chair, DAW Books, →ISBN:]
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‘Be warned, Molly,’ Gideon added harshly. ‘I won't ever let you do or say anything that will hurt Crys. Is that understood?’ he prompted determinedly. [2007 December, Margaret Mayo, Helen Brooks, Carole Mortimer, A Presents Christmas Bundle: An Anthology, Harlequin, page 51:]
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If he forgets his words I will prompt him.
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At first Renie's chain of thought had been prompted by the unsatisfactory nature of phone contact compared to an actual meeting,[…] [1996, Tad Williams, chapter 7, in City of Golden Shadow, Legend Books, →ISBN:]
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The only sour note on a virtually perfect night for England came from shameful 'monkey' chanting aimed at Ashley Cole and Ashley Young from a section of Bulgaria's fans which later prompted an official complaint from the Football Association to Uefa. [2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:]
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On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie. [2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:]
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The script prompted him to enter his credit account number.
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I want to prompt this new AI art generator to create an image of a panda riding a bike.