prompt
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3.4
- noun
- /prɑmpt/
- Specialized
- For example, AutoTutor gives hints or question prompts to put the student on course when they are frustrated.
- a writing prompt
- an open-ended prompt
- a teacher's prompt
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Watch on YouTubeAnyway, this is a prompt that I really like.
- Anyway, this is a prompt that I really like.
- You will also be getting three journal prompts each week.
- So you're, you have prompts they're giving you.
- There's a few sort of other questions that have been good prompts for me.
- But the point is, on these prompts, they usually ask you maybe a Max of three questions.
- I love when we put out these prompts and then we get back something that wasn't on our radar.
- And each day you get a prompt and you can't post until you satisfy the prompt, right?
Examples
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The teacher provided a prompt to encourage students to share their thoughts.
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I think that's such a powerful prompt for us humans.
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Anyway, this is a prompt that I really like.
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OK, your next prompt is read us the last text exchange you had.
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Students think about the prompt, discuss with their partners, and share their responses with the class.
Academic text (2012) -
I have been doing a journaling prompt for the last couple of months.
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All right, so here's the prompt with three choices.
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You will also be getting three journal prompts each week.
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Each target noun was paired with a picture to serve as a visual prompt during the experiment.
Academic text (2013) -
Keep in mind that each open-ended prompt may invite two or more follow-up questions.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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2.1
A gesture or sound that tells someone to act
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7.9
A spoken signal to begin an action
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3.9
A strong request or feeling that pushes someone to act
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3.8
Encouraging someone to do something by suggesting it
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4.1
A short comment that encourages someone to do something
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8.1
Something like a picture or question that makes someone react
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4.6
Words from a coach or friend that encourage someone to try something
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.2
A line on the screen that shows the computer is ready for you to type a command
- Specialized
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3.9
A small text box where you type a question or instruction for an AI assistant
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8.6
A small box at the front of a stage where a person sits to help actors with their lines
How Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun prompt comes from old Latin promptus meaning 'ready' or 'at hand'. A prompt is a 'cue' or hint that brings an answer forward, so a prompt helps someone to speak, write, or act.