to prompt
16
4.0
- verb
- /prɑmpt/
:
recordar
- During the play, the director needed to prompt the actor when he forgot his lines.
Examples
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During the session, the consultant provided assistance and prompting as needed to ensure treatment integrity.
Academic text (2001) -
Language samples were elicited by prompting the child to talk about 15 pictures.
Academic text (2015) -
Students may need to be prompted to examine every part of the image.
Academic text (1997) -
Are these the cards Officer Brooks used to prompt you while reading Mr. Crumley his rights?
Fiction book (1993) -
Now prompt me, please.
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During the assessment validation phase, the consultant prompted and assisted the teacher in delivering prescribed consequences.
Academic text (2001) -
We developed standardized procedures for task administration and prompting to encourage oral productions.
Academic text (2013) -
The child's parent conducted these sessions with prompting and coaching from the consultant.
Academic text (2013) -
Kevin successfully imitated the "palms" exercise while prompted by gestures from the interventionist.
Academic text (2013) -
After being presented with the stimulus item and picture-word, the participant was prompted to make a perceptual judgment.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
397
2.3
To help someone by saying a forgotten word or line during a performance
60
3.2
To give a signal that tells someone when to speak or act
24
3.4
To help someone remember things they learned before
Compounds
- Specialized
2
4.2
A line on the screen that shows the computer is ready for you to type a command
A small box at the front of a stage where a person sits to help actors with their lines
- Specialized
A small text box where you type a question or instruction for an AI assistant
How Talkative
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb prompt used in theatre comes from old Latin promptus meaning 'ready' or 'at hand'. A stage prompt gives the next words so the actor has the lines 'ready', which is why to prompt is to help by giving the missing words.