Synonyms: abet, encourage, impel, instigate, prod, spur on, stir, urge, whip up
Conjugation
Indicative mood |
---|
Present tense | Past tense |
---|
(I) prompt | (I) prompted |
(thou) promptest | (thou) promptedst |
(he) prompts, prompteth | (he) prompted |
(we) prompt | (we) prompted |
(you) prompt | (you) prompted |
(they) prompt | (they) prompted |
Subjunctive mood |
---|
Present tense | Past tense |
---|
(I) prompt | (I) prompted |
(thou) prompt | (thou) prompted |
(he) prompt | (he) prompted |
(we) prompt | (we) prompted |
(you) prompt | (you) prompted |
(they) prompt | (they) prompted |
Imperative mood |
---|
prompt |
Participles |
---|
Present participle | Past participle |
---|
prompting | prompted |
The arrests shocked Russia’s shrinking theatre community and prompted independent Russian newspaper Novaja Gazeta to publish an open letter in support of Berkovič and Petrijčuk, calling on Russian authorities to “persecute murderers instead of poets”.
The move could also prompt a response from the EU that would damage US automakers.