The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something
“After some rather blunt prompting by me, they start to give some responses.”
An act or instance of persuading, or of being persuaded, to do or believe something
Something that motivates or provokes a person or thing into action
A cue or warning based on past or current events
Insistence in the form of an urgent request
Suggestive question
An idea or plan put forward for consideration
A written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something
The production or creation of something
A need or reason to do or be something
A gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions
Having the ability to motivate or inspire
Present participle for to cause someone to take a course of action
“Her latest bout of fatigue may prompt her to finally take a break from work.”
(of an event or fact) Present participle for to cause or bring about (an action or feeling)
“The coal industry argued that less environmental regulation would prompt a boom in mining jobs.”
Present participle for to refresh the memory of, especially encouraging someone to speak
“The elder daughter silently mouths the word to prompt her sister.”
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