prompting

prompt  (prmpt)

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

3. Business

a. A prompt note.

b. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.

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

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prompter n.

prompti·tude (prmpt-td, -tyd), promptness (prmptns) n.

promptly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prompting - persuasion formulated as a suggestion suggestion persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
	2.	prompting - a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" prompt cue - an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

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prompting

noun urging, pressing, pressure, pushing, influence, reminding, suggestion, hint, assistance, reminder, encouragement, jogging, persuasion, prodding, incitement, clarion call, geeing-up The refugees need no prompting to describe what happened to them.

Translations

prompting [ˈprɒmptɪŋ] N without prompting (lit) → sin tener que consultar el texto; (= on one's own initiative) → por iniciativa propia, motu propio
the promptings of conscience → los escrúpulos de la conciencia

prompting [ˈprɒmptɪŋ] n

(= encouragement) → encouragements mpl

(= urge)
the promptings of your subconscious → les messages de votre subconscient

prompting

n

(Theat) → Soufflieren nt

the promptings of conscience/the heart → die Stimme des Gewissens/Herzens

prompting [ˈprɒmptɪŋ] n → imbeccata, suggerimento