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She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 2372
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prɒm(p)t Listen
Meanings
verb
  • (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).
    E.g. the violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country
  • encourage (a hesitating speaker) to say something.
    E.g. ‘And the picture?’ he prompted
noun
  • an act of encouraging a hesitating speaker.
    E.g. with barely a prompt, Barbara talked on
  • the time limit for the payment of an account, stated on a prompt note.
adjective
  • done without delay; immediate.
    E.g. she would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulancemen
adverb
  • exactly (with reference to a specified time).
    E.g. I set off at three-thirty prompt

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