Information about the word prompt (English → Esperanto: instigi)

Synonyms: abet, encourage, impel, instigate, prod, spur on, stir, urge, whip up

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/pɹɒm(p)t/
Hyphenationprompt
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑐𐑑,, 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐑉𐐱𐑋𐐹𐐻, 𐐹𐑉𐐱𐑋𐐻

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast 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 tensePast 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 participlePast participle
promptingprompted

Usage samples

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.

Translations

Catalaninstigar
Dutchaansporen
Esperantoinstigi
Faeroeseeggja til; elva
Finnishyllyttää
Frenchinciter; pousser à
Germananspornen; antreiben; aufhetzen; herausfordern; ankurbeln; anreizen; anstacheln; ermuntern; anstiften; anzetteln
Portugueseimpelir; incitar; instigar
Romanianațâța; instiga; provoca
Saterland Frisianandrieuwe; aphisje; apiewerje; hääruutfoarderje
Spanishinstigar
Thaiชวน; ชักชวน
West Frisianoanfiterje; oanfjurje; oanhysje; oantrune; oantrúnje; oanwakkerje