The meaning of Prompting

noun

Guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action.

Usage examples:

My advice is to see your doctor

noun

An opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation

Usage examples:

I need some advice on which computer to buy., give someone advice steven gave me some good advice.,…

noun

The action of helping someone by sharing work.

Usage examples:

The work was completed with the assistance of carpenters

noun

Help, especially money or resources that are given to people, countries, etc. when they have experienced a difficult situation

Usage examples:

Need/seek assistance the minister revealed that the banking industry needed assistance from the tax…

noun

A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

Usage examples:

The cause of the accident is not clear

verb

Make (something, especially something bad) happen.

Usage examples:

This disease can cause blindness

conjunction

Short for because.

noun

A comfortably equipped single-decker bus used for longer journeys.

Usage examples:

A coach trip

verb

Travel by coach.

Usage examples:

Fly or coach to the shores of the mediterranean

adverb

In economy class accommodation in an aircraft or train.

Usage examples:

Many employees are now flying coach instead of business class to europe

noun

A thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance.

Usage examples:

She had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais

verb

Give a cue to or for.

Usage examples:

Ros and guil, cued by hamlet, also bow deeply

verb

Use a cue to strike the ball.

Usage examples:

Mark cued well early on

verb

Evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.

Usage examples:

I tried to elicit a smile from joanna

verb

To obtain something, esp. information or a reaction

Usage examples:

The program has also elicited both positive and negative responses.

noun

The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.

Usage examples:

Thank you for all your support and encouragement

noun

Words or behaviour that give someone confidence to do something

Usage examples:

Children need lots of encouragement from their parents., i could never have achieved this without t…

verb

Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Usage examples:

The issue engendered continuing controversy

verb

To cause something to come into existence

Usage examples:

Your book has engendered much controversy.

verb

Bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind.

Usage examples:

The sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood

verb

To cause something to be remembered or expressed

Usage examples:

The smell of chalk always evokes memories of my school days., the new fashions were evocative of th…

verb

Give food to.

Usage examples:

Did you remember to feed the cat?

noun

An act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one.

Usage examples:

The baby's morning feed

verb

Make a payment to (someone) in return for services.

collocation

Be of help, as in a particular situation of need

phrasal verb

Give one's services or resources to make it easier for someone to do something.

Usage examples:

The teenager helped out in the corner shop

phrasal verb

To do work for someone or provide the person with something that is needed

Usage examples:

Blair helps us out at the store when we’re busy., we can help out by giving money to the red cross.

verb

Succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

The pickets induced many workers to stay away

verb

Cause to act in a specified manner

verb

To persuade someone to do something, or to cause something to happen

Usage examples:

They induced her to take the job by offering her a bonus., if you want me to stay, you’re going to …

noun

A thing that persuades or leads someone to do something.

Usage examples:

Companies were prepared to build only in return for massive inducements

noun

An act or a thing that is intended to make something happen or to persuade someone to do something

Usage examples:

Inducement (for sb) to do sth they offered him a large pay increase as an inducement for him to sta…

verb

Bring about or initiate (an action or event).

Usage examples:

They instigated a reign of terror

verb

Provoke or stir up

verb

To cause an event or situation to happen by your actions

Usage examples:

Changes in the orientation program were instigated by the new director.

noun

A particular event, or the time at which it takes place.

Usage examples:

On one occasion i stayed up until two in the morning

verb

Cause (something).

Usage examples:

Something vital must have occasioned this visit

noun

A particular time when something happens

Usage examples:

Sarah loves dressing up for special occasions., she has lied on several occasions., this meeting pr…

noun

The action or process of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.

Usage examples:

Monica needed plenty of persuasion before she actually left

Communication intended to induce belief or action

noun

A particular set of beliefs, esp. religious or political ones

Usage examples:

People of all religious persuasions are welcome.

verb

Cause (an event or situation, typically one that is undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely.

Usage examples:

The incident precipitated a political crisis

adjective

Done, made, or acting suddenly or without careful consideration.

Usage examples:

I must apologize for my staff—their actions were precipitate

noun

A substance precipitated from a solution.

Usage examples:

Any silver ions present form a white precipitate (silver chloride).

verb

Poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

Usage examples:

He prodded her in the ribs

noun

A poke with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

Usage examples:

He gave the wire netting an experimental prod

noun

A pointed implement, typically one discharging an electric current and used as a goad.

Usage examples:

A cattle prod

verb

Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

Usage examples:

The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun

Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

Usage examples:

Dairy produce

verb

Bring forth or yield

verb

Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

Usage examples:

The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

verb

Provide the needed stimulus for

verb

To try to make a person or an animal angry or annoyed

Usage examples:

He was trying to provoke me into a fight., i’m trying to make people think, provoke their emotions.…

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

She pushed her glass towards him

noun

An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.

Usage examples:

He closed the door with a push

noun

A vigorous effort to do or obtain something.

Usage examples:

Many clubs are joining in the fund-raising push

verb

Cause (someone) to remember someone or something.

Usage examples:

He would have forgotten my birthday if you hadn't reminded him

verb

To make someone aware of something forgotten or possibly forgotten, or to bring back a memory to someone

Usage examples:

Remind him to call me., anna reminds me of her mother.

verb

Cause (someone) to remember someone or something.

Usage examples:

He would have forgotten my birthday if you hadn't reminded him

verb

Present participle of remind

Usage examples:

Could you remind paul about dinner on saturday?, [ + to infinitive ] please remind me to post this …

noun

A small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun.

Usage examples:

He pulled the trigger of the shotgun

verb

Cause (a device) to function.

Usage examples:

Burglars fled empty-handed after triggering the alarm

noun

A part of a gun that causes the gun to fire when pressed

Usage examples:

To pull the trigger, i triggered the smoke alarm when i burned the potatoes., eating chocolate can …