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.
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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