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- DictionaryPrompt·ing/ˈpräm(p)tiNG/
noun
- 1. the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something: "after some prompting, the defendant gave the police his name"
Definition of prompting noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
1 day ago · 1. encouragement or urging. New York needed little prompting from their coach. the promptings of your subconscious. 2. the act of refreshing the memory of. 3. the act of giving rise to by suggestion. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'prompting' in a sentence. prompting.
Check pronunciation: prompt. Definition of prompt verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
v.t. to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that? to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation? to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said. Show Business [ Theat.]to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line. v.i.
prompt meaning, definition, what is prompt: to make someone decide to do something: Learn more.
verb (used with object) to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that? to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation? to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said: It's obvious that this witness has been prompted into giving false testimony.
