prompt

/prɑmpt/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
prompts
past
prompted
past participle
prompted
gerund
prompting

Meaning

  1. motivar, provocar

    • The news prompted a quick response.

      La noticia provocó una respuesta rápida.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

motivate

Near-total synonyms; prompt often implies motivating someone into immediate action, motivate can be a longer-term drive.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa prompt?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The news ___ a quick response.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a prompt?

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