Standard Lemma guide

prompting

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 M P T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The action of inputting prompts to an artificial intelligence system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of prompt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the audience could hear his prompting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prompt

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cue

5

noun

Meaning 5

persuasion formulated as a suggestion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suggestion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: persuasion, suasion

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подкана (podkana) — The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind
Real reading context

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