prompting

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P0594200 (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.

prompting

(ˈprɒmptɪŋ) n1. the act of refreshing the memory of2. the act of giving rise to by suggestion

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Noun	1.	prompting - persuasion formulated as a suggestionsuggestionpersuasion, 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"promptcue - an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

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.

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