{
    "term": "prompt",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "prompt",
            "heSheIt": "prompts"
        },
        "pastSimple": "prompted",
        "pastParticiple": "prompted",
        "ingForm": "prompting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make somebody decide to do something; to cause something to happen",
            "sensetop": "prompt somethingprompt somebody to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The discovery of the bomb prompted an increase in security.",
                    "contextForm": "prompt something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her father's struggles with mental health prompted her to pursue psychology as a career.",
                    "contextForm": "prompt somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accusation prompted the resignation of the education minister."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The discussion was prompted by a chance remark."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The earth tremors prompted worries of a second major earthquake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The incident prompted a full-scale review of police procedures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The news prompted speculation that prices will rise further."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What prompted you to choose this area?"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "provoke"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to encourage somebody to speak by asking them questions or suggesting words that they could say",
            "sensetop": "prompt somebodyprompt somebody to do somethingprompt (somebody) + speech",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was too nervous to speak and had to be prompted.",
                    "contextForm": "prompt somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The program will prompt you to enter data where required."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘And then what happened?’ he prompted.",
                    "contextForm": "prompt (somebody) + speech"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to follow the text of a play and remind the actors what the words are if they forget their lines",
            "sensetop": "prompt (somebody)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prɒmpt/",
                "audio": "pr/prompt/prompt__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prɒmpts/",
                "audio": "pr/prompt/prompts__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɒmptɪd/",
                "audio": "pr/prompt/prompted__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɒmptɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pr/prompt/prompting__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prɑːmpt/",
                "audio": "pr/prompt/prompt__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/prɑːmpts/",
                "audio": "pr/prompt/prompts__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːmptɪd/",
                "audio": "pr/prompt/prompted__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːmptɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pr/prompt/prompting__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}