Prompt (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The threat of losing funding will prompt the research center to be more productive.
- Her announcement may prompt some investors to sell their shares.
- The prospect of winning a bonus will prompt the sales team to increase their efforts.
- The hurricane warning prompted many residents to evacuate the coastal town.
- A pay raise can prompt an employee to work longer hours.
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Meaning 2
Serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.