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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|frm|en}} {{m|fr|prompt}}, from {{etyl|la|en}} {{m|la|prōmptus||visible, apparent, evident}}, past participle of {{m|la|prōmō||to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light}}, from {{m|la|prō||forth, forward}} + {{m|la|emō||to take, acquire, buy}}.
From , from , past participle of , from + .


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/pɹɒmpt/|lang=en}}
*
* {{a|GenAm}} {{IPA|/pɹɑmpt/|lang=en}}
*
* {{rhymes|ɒmpt|lang=en}}
*


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}


# Ready, willing (to act).
# {{lb|en|archaic}} Ready, willing (to act).
#* '''1623''', William Shakespeare, ''Antony & Cleopatra'', III.8:
#* '''1623''', William Shakespeare, ''Antony & Cleopatra'', III.8:
#*: Tell him, I am '''prompt''' To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.
#*: Tell him, I am '''prompt''' To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.
# Quick, acting without delay.
# [[quick|Quick]], acting without delay.
#: ''He was very '''prompt''' at getting a new job.''
#: ''He was very '''prompt''' at getting a new job.''
# On time, punctual.
# On time, [[punctual]].
#: ''Be '''prompt''' for your appointment.''
#: ''Be '''prompt''' for your appointment.''


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|promptness}}
*
* {{l|en|promptly}}
*


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|quick}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|atypëratyshëm}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ràpid}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|nopea}}, {{t+|fi|ripeä}}, {{t|fi|sutjakka}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|γρήγορα}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|cepat}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|éasca}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|takaniti}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|prompt}}, {{t|no|prompte}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|prędkie|n}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|rápido}}, {{t+|pt|imediato}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|rapid}}, {{t+|ro|prompt}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|бы́стрый}}, {{t+|ru|прово́рный}} {{qualifier|nimble, agile}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|rápido}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|באַלדיק}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|on time}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|në [[kohë]]}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|فورا}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|puntual}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|akurata}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|täsmällinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|ponctuel}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|akurata}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|puntuale}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|takaniti}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|prompt}}, {{t|no|prompte}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pontual}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|punctual}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|пунктуа́льный}}, {{t+|ru|аккура́тный}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|promptno}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|puntual}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}


# A reminder or cue.
# A [[reminder]] or [[cue]].
# A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
# {{lb|en|business|dated}} A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
#* John Stuart Mill
#* John Stuart Mill
#*: To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the '''prompt''', which for this article [tea] is three months.
#*: To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the '''prompt''', which for this article [tea] is three months.
# {{lb|en|computing}} A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
# {{lb|en|computing}} A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
#: ''I filled in my name where the '''prompt''' appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.''
#: ''I filled in my name where the '''prompt''' appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.''
# {{lb|en|writing}} A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
# {{lb|en|writing}} A [[suggestion]] for [[inspiration]] given to an author.


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|a reminder or cue}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|podpowiedź|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|подска́зка|f}}, {{t+|ru|напомина́ние|n}} {{qualifier|reminder}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|podsjetnik|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|a computer prompt}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|kehote}}
* French: {{t+|fr|invite de commande|f}}
* German: {{t|de|Eingabeaufforderung|f}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|wantian}}, {{t+|id|pesan}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|プロンプト|tr=puronputo|sc=Jpan}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|monit|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|подска́зка|f}}, {{t|ru|промпт|m}}
* Serbo-Croatian: {{t+|sh|prompt|m}}, {{t+|sh|upit|m}}, {{t+|sh|poruka|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Verb===
===Verb===
{{en-verb}}


# To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
#: ''I '''prompted''' him to get a new job.''
#: ''I '''prompted''' him to get a new job.''
# To show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
# {{lb|en|transitive|theater|and|television}} To show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
#: ''If he forgets his words I will '''prompt''' him.''
#: ''If he forgets his words I will '''prompt''' him.''
# To ; to or to.
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To {{l|en|initiate}}; to {{l|en|cause}} or {{l|en|lead}} to.
#* {{quote-journal
#*
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|author=Phil McNulty
|title=Bulgaria 0-3 England
|work=BBC
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14770875.stm
|page=
|passage=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.}}
#* '''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, {{gbooks|q=prompting|id=HV4jKhjzMVYC|pg=27}}:
#*: 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.
#*: 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.


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|prompter}}
*


====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
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====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|to lead someone toward what they should say or do}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|nxis}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|incitar}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|aansporen}}, {{t+|nl|aanmoedigen}}, {{t+|nl|aanzetten}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|johdatella}}
* French: {{t+|fr|inciter}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|spreag}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|incitare}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|takaniti}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|побужда́ть}}, {{t+|ru|внуша́ть}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|incitar}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing}}
* Albanian: {{t|sq|sufloj}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|apuntar}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|napovědět}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|kuiskata}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|подска́зывать}}, {{t+|ru|суфли́ровать}} {{qualifier|theatre}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|apuntar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|sufflera}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|to cause or lead to}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|causar}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|forårsage}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|veroorzaken}}
* French: {{t+|fr|causer}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|causar}}
* German: {{t+|de|verursachen}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|efektigar}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|causare}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|verursachen}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|cauza}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|causar}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
*
* {{R:Century 1911}}
*
* {{R:OneLook}}
*


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===Adverb===
===Adverb===
{{nl-adv}}
{{nl-adv}}
#immediately
#[[immediately]]
#:{{ux|nl|Hij betaalde '''prompt'''.}}
#:
#:{{syn|nl|meteen}}
#:


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==''French''==
==French==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Inherited from .
Inherited from {{etyl|la|fr}} {{m|la|promptus}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|/pʁɔ̃/|/pʁɔ̃pt/|lang=fr}}
*
* {{audio|Fr-prompt.ogg|Audio|lang=fr}}
*


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{fr-adj}}


# prompt, swift, quick
# [[#English|prompt]], [[swift]], [[quick]]


===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{R:TLFi}}
*


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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From , past participle of .
From {{etyl|la|nrf}} {{m|la|prōmptus}}, past participle of {{m|la|prōmō||I take, bring out, produce, bring to light}}.


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{nrf-adj}}
{{nrf-adj}}


# hasty
# {{lb|nrf|Jersey}} [[hasty]]


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|nrf|promptément||hastily}}
*


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===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* prompte
* [[prompte#Norwegian Bokmål|prompte]]


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From , from derived from
From {{etyl|fr|nb}}, from {{etyl|la|nb}} derived from {{m|la|promere||bring out}}


===Adverb===
===Adverb===
{{head|nb|adverb}}
{{head|nb|adverb}}


# quickly and punctually; promptly
# [[quickly]] and [[punctually]]; [[promptly]]


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{nb-adj-3}}

# [[quick]] and [[punctual]]; [[prompt#English|prompt]]


===References===
# quick and punctual; prompt
* {{R:Dokumentasjonsprosjektet|lang=nb}}
* {{R:Ordnett}}


[[Category:nb:Time]]
[[Category:nb:Time]]

Revision as of 01:53, 7 July 2017

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French prompt, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

prompt (comparative more prompt, superlative most prompt)

  1. (archaic) Ready, willing (to act).
    • 1623, William Shakespeare, Antony & Cleopatra, III.8:
      Tell him, I am prompt To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.
  2. Quick, acting without delay.
    He was very prompt at getting a new job.
  3. On time, punctual.
    Be prompt for your appointment.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

prompt (plural prompts)

  1. A reminder or cue.
  2. (business, dated) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
    • John Stuart Mill
      To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.
  3. (computing) A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
    I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.
  4. (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.

Translations

Verb

prompt (third-person singular simple present prompts, present participle prompting, simple past and past participle prompted)

  1. (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
    I prompted him to get a new job.
  2. (transitive, theater and television) To show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
    If he forgets his words I will prompt him.
  3. (transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.
    • Lua error in Module:quote at line 2959: Parameter 1 is required.
    • 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:
      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.

Derived terms

Synonyms

Translations

Further reading

Dutch

Adverb

prompt

  1. immediately
    Hij betaalde prompt.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Synonym: meteen

French

Etymology

Inherited from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin promptus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

prompt (feminine prompte, masculine plural prompts, feminine plural promptes)

  1. prompt, swift, quick

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prōmptus, past participle of prōmō (“I take, bring out, produce, bring to light”).

Adjective

prompt m

  1. (Jersey) hasty

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin derived from promere (“bring out”)

Adverb

prompt

  1. quickly and punctually; promptly

Adjective

prompt (singular and plural prompt, comparative mer prompt, superlative mest prompt)

  1. quick and punctual; prompt

References

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