prompt
verb
1 verb incite action, response TRANSITIVEspreag verb it prompted fears that the company is closing down chuir sé imní ar dhaoine go bhfuil an comhlacht ag dúnadhher death prompted moves to make the school safer spreag a bás daoine leis an scoil a dhéanamh níos sábháilteher statement prompted questions tharraing a ráiteas ceisteannait prompted their resignation spreag sé iad le héirí as 2 verb incite sb to do sth TRANSITIVEspreag verb gríosaigh verb to prompt sb to do sth duine a spreagadh le rud a dhéanamh, duine a ghríosú chun rud a dhéanamhI was prompted by pity to give her some money le teann trua, thug mé slám airgid diit prompted me into joining a library spreag sé mé le ballraíocht a ghlacadh i leabharlannShow full entry
3 verb encourage, remind TRANSITIVEmeabhraigh verb cuir i gcuimhne do 'What happened then?' he prompted. 'Céard a tharla ansin?' a dúirt sé.I prompted him to thank his mother mheabhraigh mé dó buíochas a ghabháil lena mháthair 4 verb THEAT whisper line TRANSITIVEleid a thabhairt do 5 verb COMP ask TRANSITIVEiarr ar PhrV leid a thabhairt do you'll be prompted for your password iarrfar ort do phasfhocal a chur isteach
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6 noun reminderleid fem2 nod masc1 to give sb a prompt leid a thabhairt do dhuinethey use pictures as verbal prompts bíonn pictiúir acu le daoine a chur ag caintit has prompts to remind you to do tasks tá leideanna ann chun a mheabhrú duit tascanna a dhéanamh 7 noun THEAT line whisperedleid fem2 8 noun THEAT prompterleideoir masc3 9 noun COMP box etc requesting inputleid fem2 adjective
10 adjective of reply etc: quickpras adj1 tapa adj3 gasta adj3 tráthúil adj2 thank you for your prompt response go raibh maith agat as do fhreagra pras, go raibh maith agat as freagra a thabhairt orm láithreach 11 adjective of person: acting without delayhe was prompt in answering d'fhreagair sé láithreach bonn, d'fhreagair sé ar an toirtwe'll be prompt in dealing with this déileálfaimid leis seo gan mhoillthey should be prompt in action ba cheart dóibh gníomhú go tapaadverb
12 adverb of time: exactlyit starts at 8 p.m. prompt tosaíonn sé díreach glan ag 8 p.m.; tosaíonn sé ar bhuille 8 p.m.; tosaíonn sé go pointeáilte ag 8 p.m.