promptly

prompt

 (prŏmpt)

adj. prompt·er, prompt·est

1. Being on time; punctual.

2. Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

tr.v. prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts

1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.

2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.

3. To assist with a reminder; remind.

4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.

n.

1.

a. The act of prompting or giving a cue.

b. A reminder or cue.

2. Computers A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.

3. Something which inspires a response, especially a statement or series of questions designed to provoke creative or critical thought from a student: In English class today, the teacher gave us the prompt for our final essay.

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[Middle English, ready, from Old French, from Latin prōmptus, from past participle of prōmere, to bring forth : prō-, forth; see pro-¹ + emere, to take, obtain; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

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prompt′er n.

promp′ti·tude′ (prŏmp′tĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′), prompt′ness (prŏmpt′nĭs) n.

prompt′ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	promptly - with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" quick, quickly
	2.	promptly - in a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" pronto, readily
	3.	promptly - at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address" right away

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promptly

adverb

1. immediately, instantly, swiftly, directly, quickly, at once, speedily, by return, pronto (informal), unhesitatingly, hotfoot, pdq (slang), posthaste She lay down and promptly fell asleep.

2. punctually, on time, spot on (informal), bang on (informal), on the dot, on the button (U.S.), on the nail We left the hotel promptly at seven.

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Translations

فَوْرَافَورا، بِصورَةٍ عاجِلَه، عَلى الوَقْتفَوْرا، حالا

ihnedpromptněvčas

øjeblikkeligtomgående

promptpünktlichsofort

αμέσωςγρήγορα

inmediatamentepuntualmenterápidamentecon prontitud

pikaisesti

promptementrapidementà l'heurediligemmentprécisément

odmah

stundvíslegatafarlaust

puntualmentesubito

即座に

즉시

promptstipt

presis

szybko

prontamente

быстро

promptne

takojtočno

omgående

อย่างทันที

çabucakdakikası dakikasınaderhalhemen

nhanh chóng

立刻按时地

promptly

[ˈprɒmptlɪ] ADV (= immediately) → inmediatamente; (= fast) [pay, deliver, reply] → rápidamente, con prontitud; (= punctually) [start, arrive] → en punto, puntualmente
they left promptly at six → partieron a las seis en punto
he flopped onto the sofa and promptly fell asleep → se dejó caer en el sofá y se durmió inmediatamente

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promptly

[ˈprɒmptli] adv

(= quickly) [treat, act, answer] → rapidement

(= punctually)
We left promptly at seven → Nous sommes partis à sept heures précises.

(= immediately) → promptement

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promptly

adv

→ prompt; of course he promptly forgot it all → er hat natürlich prompt alles vergessen; they left promptly at 6 → sie gingen pünktlich um 6 Uhr or Punkt 6 Uhr; when you receive orders you must obey them promptly → wenn Sie Anweisungen erhalten, müssen Sie sie auf der Stelle befolgen; she sat down and promptly fell asleep → sie setzte sich hin und schlief auf der Stelle or prompt ein

(= without further ado) she promptly gave him a left hook → sie versetzte ihm unverzüglich einen linken Haken

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promptly

[ˈprɒmptlɪ] adv (speedily) → prontamente; (punctually) → puntualmente

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prompt¹

(prompt) adjective

acting, or happening, without delay or punctually. a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt. stiptelik سَريع، فَوْري бърз pontual okamžitý; včasný She's usually so prompt.prompt hurtig; præcis γρήγορος, άμεσος, ακριβής pronto, inmediato; puntual kiire, täpne به موقع؛ وقت شناس pikainen prompt, ponctuel דַיקָן तत्काल gyors; azonnali seketika skjótur; stundvís そくざの 즉각적인 greitas, neatidėliotinas, punktualus precīzs; tūlītējs tepat pd waktunya promptomgående, presis, punktlignatychmiastowy, punktualny په وقت سره،وقت پيژندونكى pontual prompt, punctual быстрый; точный pohotový, promptný hiter tačan snabb, skyndsam, punktlig ทันที ivedi, derhal yapılan; dakik zamanında gelen 迅速的 швидкий, моторний چست، مستعد nhanh chóng 迅速的

ˈpromptly adverb

1. immediately. He promptly accepted my offer. dadelik فَوْرا، حالا веднага imediatamente ihned sofort omgående αμέσωςcon prontitud, inmediatamente viivitamata بی درنگ välittömästi promptement מִייַד तुरंत azonnal seketika tafarlaust immediatamente すぐに 즉각적으로 tuojau pat, greitai tūlīt; nekavējoties dgn segera meteenomgående, øyeblikkeligbezzwłocznie په فورى توګه،وار د واره imediatamente imediat немедленно promptne takoj smesta omedelbart อย่างทันท่วงที derhal, hemen 立刻 відразу, швидко فوراً ngay lập tức 立刻

2. punctually. They arrived promptly. stiptelik فَورا، بِصورَةٍ عاجِلَه، عَلى الوَقْت точно pontualmente včas pünktlich præcist ακριβώς στην ώρα μου puntualmente, a la hora täpselt به موقع täsmällisesti à l'heureמהר प्रेरणा से, अनुबोधकता से pontosan pada waktunya stundvíslega puntualmente きっかりに 예정된 시간에 punktualiai precīzi tepat stipt op tijdpresistpunktualnie په موقع سره pontualmente la timp точно včas točno na vreme punktligt อย่างตรงต่อเวลา dakikası dakikasına 按時地 точно پابندي کے ساتھ đúng giờ 按时地

ˈpromptness noun

stiptelikheid فَوْرِيَّه، سُرْعَة الحُدوث бързина pontualidade okamžitost, rychlost die Promptheit punktlighed προθυμία, ταχύτηταprontitud; puntualidad operatiivsus سر وقت بودن؛ سرعت täsmällisyys promptitudeמהירות अनुबोधन gyorsaság, (szolgálat)készség ketepatan skjótleiki prontezza 機敏 기민, 민첩, 신속 greitumas precizitāte; akurātība ketepatan promptheid punktlighetszybkość, punktualność سر د وقته pontualidade promptitudine быстрота pohotovosť hitrost tačnost snabbhet, skyndsamhet, punktlighet การตรงต่อเวลา dakik olma; ivedilik 敏捷，迅速 швидкість; точність چالاکي tính mau lẹ 敏捷，迅速

at one/two etc o'clock prompt

punctually at one/two etc o'clock. stiptelik بالضَّبْط، تَماما точно à uma, etc., em ponto přesně v jednu/ve dvě pünktlich um ein/zwei etc. Uhr præcis ακριβώςen punto täpselt kell üks / kaks ...دقیقاً راس ساعت tasan kello yksi/kaksi pileבמדויק एकदम ठीक समय पर odjednom, u jednom potezu pontban egy, két stb. órakor tepat stundvíslega in punto 時間通りに (~시간에) 정확히 lygiai pirmą/antrą ir pan. valandą tieši/precīzi pulksten vienos/divos utt. tepat stipt på slaget klokka ett/to osv. punktualnie o pierwszej/drugiej itd. په وقت سره،په ټايم باندى برابر à uma, etc., em ponto la ora... fix ровно в час/два часа presne o jednej / o druhej točno tačno prick klockan ett (två etc.) ตรงเวลา saat tam birde/ikide vb. 準時(或整點) рівно о ٹھيک ايک بجے vào đúng 准时（或正点）

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promptly

→ فَوْرَا promptně øjeblikkeligt prompt αμέσως inmediatamente, puntualmente pikaisesti rapidement odmah puntualmente 即座に 즉시 prompt presis szybko prontamente быстро omgående อย่างทันที çabucak nhanh chóng 立刻

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