prompt, v.
(prompted, prompting, prompts)
freq. cnt. 11
(prompted, prompting, prompts)
freq. cnt. 11
give an incentive for action
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
actuate incite motivate move prompt propel
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
actuate incite motivate move prompt propel
sample sentences
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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serve as the inciting cause of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
inspire instigate prompt
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
inspire instigate prompt
sample sentences
"She prompted me to call my relatives"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVEThey %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVEThey %s him to write the letter
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVEThey %s him to write the letter
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13
cue prompt remind
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13
cue prompt remind
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym