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Word entry · 6 letters

prompt

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"Cue to act"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /pɹɒmpt/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted mopprtStarts with PEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. serve as the inciting cause of

Word origin

The adjective is from Middle English prompte, from Middle French prompt and its etymon 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”). Doublet of pronto.

Used in a sentence

  • He was very prompt at getting a new job.
  • a prompt response
  • Be prompt for your appointment.

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