English-Thai Dictionary

prom

N งาน เต้น ตำ  ball dance gala nang-tean-ram

 

promenade

N การ เดินทอดน่อง  ramble stroll kan-doen-tod-nong

 

promenade

N งาน เต้นรำ  ball prom nang-tean-ram

 

promenade

N บริเวณ สำหรับ เดินเล่น  bo-ri-wen-sam-rub-doen-len

 

promenade

VI เดินเล่น  stroll saunter doen-len

 

promenade

VT เดินพาเหรด  doen-pa-read

 

promenade

VT เดินเล่น  doen-len

 

promethean

A สร้างสรรค์ 

 

prometheus

N เทพเจ้า ผู้ ขโมย ไฟ จาก สรรค์ มา ให้ มนุษย์ จึง ถูก ทำโทษ โดย การผูก ล่าม กับ ก้อนหิน 

 

prominence

N คุณ สมบัติ เด่น  influence distinction renown kun-na-som-bud-den

 

prominence

N สิ่ง ที่ เด่นชัด ออกมา  jut protusion siang-ti-den-chad-ook-ma

 

prominent

ADJ ที่ ยื่น ออกมา  protuberant jutting hallow sunken ti-yuen-ook-ma

 

prominent

ADJ มีชื่อเสียง  โดดเด่น  noticeable natable famous me-chue-siang

 

prominent

ADJ สะดุดตา  เตะตา  เด่นชัด  sa-dud-ta

 

prominently

ADV อย่าง ที่ ยื่น ออกมา  yang-ti-yuan-ook-ma

 

prominently

ADV อย่าง ที่ สังเกตเห็น ชัดเจน  clearly yang-ti-sang-ked-hen-dai-chad-jen

 

prominently

ADV อย่าง มีชื่อเสียง  notably yang-me-chue-siang

 

promiscuity

N ความสำส่อน  kwam-sam-son

 

promiscuous

ADJ ที่ ประกอบด้วย หลาย องค์ประกอบ  diverse mixed ti-pra-kob-duai-lai-ong-pra-kob

 

promiscuous

ADJ ที่ มี พฤติกรรม สำส่อน ทางเพศ  lewd unrestricted ti-me-prued-ti-kam-sam-son-tang-ped

 

promiscuous

ADJ ที่ ไม่มี จุดประสงค์  ti-mai-me-jud-pa-song

 

promise

N คำสัญญา  คำมั่นสัญญา  คำปฏิญา ณ  assurance avowal agreement warrant kam-san-ya

 

promise

VI สัญญา  รับปาก  ให้ คำมั่น  plight engage deny deceive san-ya

 

promise

VT สัญญา  รับปาก  ยืนยัน  ทำให้ มั่นใจ  plight engage deny deceive san-ya

 

promise someone the moon

IDM ให้สัญญา ใน สิ่ง ที่ มากเกินไป  ให้สัญญา ใน สิ่ง ที่ เป็นไปไม่ได้  hai-san-ya-nai-siang-ti-tam-mak-koen-pai

 

promise the moon (to)

IDM ให้สัญญา ใน สิ่ง ที่ มากเกินไป  ให้สัญญา ใน สิ่ง ที่ เป็นไปไม่ได้  hai-san-ya-nai-siang-ti-tam-mak-koen-pai

 

promise to

PHRV สัญญา กับ  ให้ คำสัญญา กับ  san-ya-kab

 

promise well

PHRV เป็น สัญญา ของ ความสำเร็จ  pen-san-ya-kong-kwam-sam-red

 

promisee

N ผู้รับ สัญญา  phu-rub-san-ya

 

promising

ADJ ที่ มีความหวัง  assuring encouraging hopeful ti-me-kwam-wang

 

promisor

N ผู้ ทำสัญญา  ผู้ ให้สัญญา  phu-tam-san-ya

 

promissory

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ สัญญา  ซึ่ง เป็น สัญญา  kiao-kab-san-ya

 

promissory note

N ตั๋วสัญญาใช้เงิน  draft tua-san-ya-chai-ngen

 

promo

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ โฆษณา  kiao-kab-ko-sa-na

 

promontory

N แหลม  เนิน ที่ ยื่น ไป ใน ทะเล  projection foreland leam

 

promorphology

N วิชา ว่าด้วย รูป เดิม 

 

promote

VT ช่วยเหลือ ให้ ดีขึ้น  ส่งเสริม  โฆษณา  push boost nourish nurture discourage weaken chue-luea-hai-de-kuan

 

promote

VT เลื่อนตำแหน่ง  advance raise humble demote luean-tam-nang

 

promote to

PHRV เลื่อนตำแหน่ง เป็น  luan-tam-nang-pen

 

promoter

N ผู้สนับสนุน  ผู้ ส่งเสริม  booster advertiser agent phu-sa-nab-sa-nun

 

promoter

N สาร กระตุ้น ฤทธิ์ ทาง เคมี  san-kra-tun-rued-tang-ke-me

 

promotion

N การ เลื่อนตำแหน่ง  kan-luan-tam-nang

 

prompt

ADJ ฉับไว  รวดเร็ว  ฉับพลัน  ทันที  quick chab-wai

 

prompt

ADJ ตรงต่อเวลา  ตามกำหนด  punctual timely trong-tor-we-la

 

prompt

N การ เตือน ความจำ  reminder kan-tuen-kwam-jam

 

prompt

N กำหนด เวลา จ่าย เงิน  kam-nod-we-la-jai-ngen

 

prompt

VT กระตุ้น  arouse inspire provoke urge kra-tuan

 

prompt

VT เตือน ความจำ  ทำให้ จำได้  tuen-kwam-jam

 

promptbook

N บทละคร สำหรับ บอกบท 

 

prompter

N คน บอกบท  playreader cuecard kon-nok-bod

 

promptitude

N ความ ทันท่วงที  ความ รวดเร็ว  haste speed zeal kwam-tan-tuang-te

 

promptly

ADV อย่าง ทันท่วงที  อย่าง ทันการ  on time punctually hastily tang-tan-tuang-te

 

promulgate

VT ประกาศใช้  ประกาศ  แถลง  declare proclaim pra-kad-chai

 

promulgate

VT เผยแพร่  ทำให้ รู้ ทั่วกัน  poi-pare

 

promulgation

N การ ประกาศใช้  announcement declaration kan-pra-kad-chai

 

promulgation

N การ เผยแพร่  kan-poi-pare

 

promulge

VT ประกาศใช้  ประกาศ  แถลง  declare proclaim pra-kad-chai

 

promulge

VT เผยแพร่  ทำให้ รู้ ทั่วกัน  poi-pare

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROMENADE

n. 1. A walk for amusement or exercise.
2. A place for walking.

 

PROMERIT

v.t.[L. promereo, promeritum; pro and mereo, to merit. ] 1. To oblige; to confer a favor on.
2. To deserve; to procure by merit.
[This word is little used or not at all. ]

 

PROMETHEAN

a.Pertaining to Prometheus, who stole fire from heaven.

 

PROMINENCE, PROMINENCY

n.[L. prominentia, from promineo; pro and minor, to menace, that is, to shoot forward. ] A standing out from the surface of something, or that which juts out; protuberance; as the prominence of a joint; the prominence of a rock or cliff; the prominence of the nose. Small hills and knolls are prominences on the surface of the earth.

 

PROMINENT

a.[L. prominens.] Standing out beyond the line or surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as a prominent figure on a vase. 1. Full; large; as a prominent eye.
2. Eminent; distinguished above others; as a prominent character.
3. Principal; most visible or striking to the eye; conspicuous. The figure of a man or of a building holds a prominent place in a picture.

 

PROMINENTLY

adv. In a prominent manner; so as to stand out beyond the other parts; eminently; in a striking manner; conspicuously.

 

PROMISCUOUS

a.[L. promiscuus; pro and misceo, to mix. ] 1. Mingled; consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; confused; undistinguished; as a promiscuous crowd or mass.
A wild where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous shoot.
2. Common; indiscriminate; not restricted to an individual; as promiscuous love or intercourse.

 

PROMISCUOUSLY

adv. In a crowd or mass without order; with confused mixture; indiscriminately; as men of all classes promiscuously assembled; particles of different earths promiscuously united. 1. Without distinction of kinds.
Like beasts and birds promiscuously they join.

 

PROMISCUOUSNESS

n.A state of being mixed without order or distinction.

 

PROMISE

n.[L. promissum, from promitto, to send before or forward; pro and mitto, to send. ] 1. In a general sense, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it, either in honor, conscience or law, to do or forbear a certain act specified; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made, a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of the act. The promise of a visit to my neighbor, gives him a right to expect it, and I am bound in honor and civility to perform the promise. Of such a promise human laws have no cognizance; but the fulfillment of it is one of the minor moralities, which civility, kindness and strict integrity require to be observed.
2. In law, a declaration, verbal or written, made by one person to another for a good or valuable consideration, in the nature of a covenant, by which the promiser binds himself, and as the case may be, his legal representatives, to do or forbear some act; and gives to the promisee a legal right to demand and enforce a fulfillment.
3. A binding declaration of something to be done or given for another's benefit; as the promise of a grant of land. A promise may be absolute or conditional; lawful or unlawful; express or implied. An absolute promise must be fulfilled at all events. The obligation to fulfill a conditional promise depends on the performance of the condition. An unlawful promise is not binding, because it is void; for it is incompatible with a prior paramount obligation of obedience to the laws. An express promise, is one expressed in words or writing. An implied promise, is one which reason and justice dictate. If I hire a man to perform a day's labor, without any declaration that I will pay him, the law presumes a promise on my part that I will give him a reasonable reward, and will enforce much implied promise.
4. Hopes; expectation, or that which affords expectation of future distinction; as a youth of great promise.
My native country was full of youthful promise.
5. That which is promised; fulfillment or grant of what is promised.
He commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father. Acts 1:4.
6. In Scripture, the promise of God is the declaration or assurance which God has given in his word of bestowing blessings on his people. Such assurance resting on the perfect justice, power, benevolence and immutable veracity of God, cannot fail of performance.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promises. 2 Peter 3:9.

 

PROMISE

v.t.To make a declaration to another, which binds the promiser in honor, conscience or law, to do or forbear some act; as, to promise a visit to a friend; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. 1. To afford reason to expect; as, the year promises a good harvest.
2. To make declaration or give assurance of some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow.
The proprietors promised large tracts of land.

 

PROMISE

v.i.To assure one by a promise or binding declaration. The man promises fair; let us forgive him. 1. To afford hopes or expectations; to give ground to expect good. The youth promises to be an eminent man; the wheat promises to be a good crop; the weather promises to be pleasant.
2. In popular use, this verb sometimes threatens or assures of evil. The rogue shall be punished, I promise you.
Will not the ladies be afraid of the lion?

 

PROMISE-BREACH

n.Violation of promise.

 

PROMISE-BREAKER

n.A violator of promises.

 

PROMISED

pp. Engaged by word or writing; stipulated.

 

PROMISEE

n.The person to whom a promise is made.

 

PROMISER

n.One who promises; one who engages, assures, stipulates or covenants. Fear, says Dryden, is a great promiser. We may say that hope is a very liberal promiser. The import of a promise, when disputed, is not to be determined by the sense of the promiser, nor by the expectations of the promisee.
[Note. In law language, promisor is used, but without necessity or advantage. ]

 

PROMISING

ppr. Engaging by words or writing; stipulating; assuring. 1. Affording just expectations of good or reasonable ground of hope; as a promising youth; a promising prospect. [In this sense, the word may be a participle or an adjective. ]

 

PROMISSORILY

adv. By way of promise.

 

PROMISSORY

a.Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. 1. In law, a promissory note is a writing which contains a promise of the payment of money or the delivery of property to another, at or before a time specified, in consideration of value received by the promiser. In England, promissory notes and bills of exchange, being negotiable for the payment of a less sum than twenty shillings, are declared to be void by Stat 15. Geo. III.

 

PROMONTORY

n.[L. promontorium; pro, forward, and mons, a mountain. ] In geography, a high point of land or rock, projecting into the sea beyond the line of the coast; a head land. It differs from a cape in denoting high land; a cape may be a similar projection of land high or low. Like one that stands upon promontory.
If you drink tea on a promontory that overhangs the sea, it is preferable to an assembly.

 

PROMOTE

v.t.[L. promotus, promoveo, to move forward; pro and moveo, to move. ] 1. To forward; to advance; to contribute to the growth, enlargement or excellence of any thing valuable, or to the increase of any thing evil; as, to promote learning, knowledge, virtue or religion; to promote the interest of commerce or agriculture; to promote the arts; to promote civilization or refinement; to promote the propagation of the gospel; to promote vice and disorder.
2. To excite; as, to promote mutiny.
3. To exalt; to elevate; to raise; to prefer in rank or honor.
I will promote thee to very great honors. Numbers 22:17.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. Proverbs 4:8.

 

PROMOTED

pp. Advanced; exalted.

 

PROMOTER

n.He or that which forwards, advances or promotes; an encourager; as a promoter of charity. 1. One that excites; as a promoter of sedition.
2. An informer; a make-bate.

 

PROMOTING

ppr. Forwarding; advancing; exciting; exalting.

 

PROMOTION

n. 1. The act of promoting; advancement; encouragement; as the promotion of virtue or morals; the promotion of peace or of discord.
2. Exaltation in rank or honor; preferment.
My promotion will be thy destruction.
Promotion cometh neither from the east nor from the west, nor from the south. Psalm 75:6.

 

PROMOTIVE

a.Tending to advance or promote; tending to encourage.

 

PROMOVE

v.t.To advance. [Not used. ]

 

PROMPT

a.[L. promptus, from promo. ] 1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands.
Very discerning and prompt in giving orders.
2. Of a ready disposition; acting with cheerful alacrity; as prompt in obedience or compliance.
Tell him
I'm prompt to lay my crown at's feet.
3. Quick; ready; not dilatory; applied to things; as, he manifested a prompt obedience; he yielded prompt assistance.
When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress, his obedience was prompt.
4. Quick; hasty; indicating boldness or forwardness.
And you perhaps too prompt in your replies.
5. Ready; present; told down; as prompt payment.
6. Easy; unobstructed.

 

PROMPT

v.t.To incite; to move or excite to action or exertion; to instigate. Insults prompt anger or revenge; love prompts desire; benevolence prompts men to devote their time and services to spread the gospel. Ambition prompted Alexander to wish for more worlds to conquer. 1. To assist a speaker when at a loss, by pronouncing the words forgotten or next in order, as to prompt an actor; or to assist a learner, by suggesting something forgotten or not understood.
2. To dictate; to suggest to the mind.
And whisp'ring angels prompt her golden dreams.
3. To remind. [Not used. ]

 

PROMPTED

pp. Incited; moved to action; instigated; assisted in speaking or learning.

 

PROMPTER

n.One that prompts; one that admonishes or incites to action. 1. One that is placed behind the scenes in a play-house, whose business is to assist the speakers when at a loss, by uttering the first words of a sentence or words forgotten; or any person who aids a public speaker when at a loss, by suggesting the next words of his piece.

 

PROMPTING

ppr. Inciting; moving to action; aiding a speaker when at a loss for the words of his piece.

 

PROMPTITUDE

n.[L. promptus.] 1. Readiness; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands. In the sudden vicissitudes of a battle, promptitude in a commander is one of the most essential qualifications.
2. Readiness of will; cheerful alacrity; as promptitude in obedience or compliance.

 

PROMPTLY

adv. Readily; quickly; expeditiously; cheerfully.

 

PROMPTNESS

n.Readiness; quickness of decision or action. The young man answered questions with great promptness. 1. Cheerful willingness; alacrity.
2. Activity; briskness; as the promptness of animal actions.

 

PROMPTUARY

n.[L. promptuarium.] That form which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository.

 

PROMPTURE

n.Suggestion; incitement.

 

PROMULGATE

v.t.[L. promulgo.] To publish; to make known by open declaration; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council. It is particularly applied to the publication of laws and the gospel. The moral law was promulgated at mount Sinai. The apostles promulgated the gospel. Edicts, laws and orders are promulgated by circular letters, or through the medium of the public prints.

 

PROMULGATED

pp. Published; made publicly known.

 

PROMULGATING

ppr. Publishing.

 

PROMULGATION

n.The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as the promulgation of the law or of the gospel.

 

PROMULGATOR

n.A publisher; one who makes known or teaches publicly what was before unknown.

 

PROMULGE

v.t.promulj'. To promulgate; to publish or teach. [Less used than promulgate. ]

 

PROMULGED

pp. Published.

 

PROMULGER

n.One who publishes or teaches what was before unknown.

 

PROMULGING

ppr. Publishing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROMANATION

Prom `a *na "tion, n. Etym: [Pref. pro- + L. manatio a flowing, fr. manare to flow. ]

 

Defn: The act of flowing forth; emanation; efflux. [Obs. ] Dr. H. More.

 

PROMENADE

Prom `e *nade ", n. Etym: [F. (with a foreign suffix ), from promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare to drive animals. See Amenable, Menace. ]

 

1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. Burke.

 

2. A place for walking; a public walk. Bp. Montagu.

 

PROMENADE

Prom `e *nade ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Promenaded; p. pr. & vb. n.Promenading.]

 

Defn: To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.

 

PROMENADER

PROMENADER Prom `e *nad "er, n.

 

Defn: One who promenades.

 

PROMERIT

Pro *mer "it, v. t. Etym: [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere to deserve; pro before + merere to merit. ]

 

1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

 

2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs. ] Davenant.

 

PROMEROPS

Prom "e *rops, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging to Promerops, Epimarchus, and allied genera, closely related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated tail.

 

PROMETHEA

Pro *me "the *a, n. Etym: [NL. See Prometheus. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea ). Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.

 

PROMETHEAN

Pro *me "the *an, a. Etym: [L. Promethus: cf. F. prométhéen.]

 

1. Of or pertaining to Prometheus. See Prometheus. "Promethean fire. " Shak.

 

2. Having a life-giving quality; inspiring.

 

PROMETHEAN

PROMETHEAN Pro *me "the *an, n. (Old Chem. )(a ) An apparatus for automatic ignition. (b ) A kind of lucifer match.

 

PROMETHEUS

Pro *me "the *us, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth. )

 

Defn: The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans ) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver.

 

PROMINENCE; PROMINENCY

Prom "i *nence, Prom "i *nen *cy, n. Etym: [L. prominentia: cf. F.prominence. See Prominent. ]

 

1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness.

 

2. That which is prominent; a protuberance. Solar prominences. (Astron.) See Solar Protuberances, under Protuberance.

 

PROMINENT

Prom "i *nent, a. Etym: [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp. ) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See Imminent, Eminent. ]

 

1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.

 

2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.

 

3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character. Prominent' moth (Zoöl.), any moth of the family Notodontidæ; a notodontian; -- so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees.

 

PROMINENTLY

PROMINENTLY Prom "i *nent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a prominent manner.

 

PROMISCUITY

PROMISCUITY Pro `mis *cu "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Promiscuousness; confusion. H. Spencer.

 

PROMISCUOUS

Pro *mis "cu *ous, a. Etym: [L. promiscuus; pro before, in place of, for + miscere to mix. See Mix. ]

 

1. Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a promiscuous crowd or mass. A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot. Pope.

 

2. Distributed or applied without order or discrimination; not restricted to an individual; common; indiscriminate; as, promiscuous love or intercourse.

 

PROMISCUOUSLY

PROMISCUOUSLY Pro *mis "cu *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a promiscuous manner.

 

PROMISCUOUSNESS

PROMISCUOUSNESS Pro *mis "cu *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being promiscuous.

 

PROMISE

Prom "ise, a. Etym: [F. promesse, L. promissum, fr. promittere,promissum, to put forth, foretell, promise; pro forward, for + mittere to send. See Mission. ]

 

1. In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it to do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a specified act. For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Gal. iii. 18.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: An engagement by one person to another, either in words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the performance or nonperformance of some particular thing. The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made. Chitty. Parsons. Burrill.

 

3. That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance; especially, that which affords expectation of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise. Shak. My native country was full of youthful promise. W. Irving.

 

4. Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised. He. .. commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father. Acts i. 4.

 

PROMISE

Prom "ise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promised; p. pr. & vb. n. Promising. ]

 

1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing, giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage; as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise aid. " Shak.

 

2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of; as, the clouds promise rain. Milton.

 

3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow; as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the city promised a reward. Promised land. See Land of promise, under Land. -- To promise one's self. (a ) To resolve; to determine; to vow. (b ) To be assured; to have strong confidence. I dare promise myself you will attest the truth of all I have advanced. Rambler.

 

PROMISE

PROMISE Prom "ise, v. i.

 

1. To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.

 

2. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil. Will not the ladies be afeard of the lion I fear it, I promise you. Shak.

 

PROMISEE

PROMISEE Prom `is *ee ", n. (Law )

 

Defn: The person to whom a promise is made.

 

PROMISER

PROMISER Prom "is *er, n.

 

Defn: One who promises.

 

PROMISING

PROMISING Prom "is *ing, a.

 

Defn: Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day. -- Prom "is *ing *ly, adv.

 

PROMISOR

PROMISOR Prom "is *or, n. (Law )

 

Defn: One who engages or undertakes; a promiser. Burrill.

 

PROMISSIVE

PROMISSIVE Pro *mis "sive, a.

 

Defn: Making a promise; implying a promise; promising. [R.]

 

PROMISSORILY

PROMISSORILY Prom "is *so *ri *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a promissory manner. Sir T. Browne.

 

PROMISSORY

PROMISSORY Prom "is *so *ry, a.

 

Defn: Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. Promissory note (Law ), a written promise to pay to some person named, and at a time specified therein, or on demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely and at all events; --frequently called a note of hand. Kent. Byles. Story.

 

PROMONT

PROMONT Prom "ont, n.

 

Defn: Promontory. [R.] Drayton.

 

PROMONTORY

Prom "on *to *ry, n.; pl. Promontories. Etym: [ L. promonturium,promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]

 

1. (Phys. Geog.)

 

Defn: A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. Like one that stands upon a promontory. Shak.

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: A projecting part. Especially: (a ) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b ) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.

 

PROMORPHOLOGICAL

PROMORPHOLOGICAL Pro *mor `pho *log "ic *al, a. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Relating to promorphology; as, a promorphological conception.

 

PROMORPHOLOGIST

PROMORPHOLOGIST Pro `mor *phol "o *gist, n. (Biol.)

 

Defn: One versed in the science of promorphology.

 

PROMORPHOLOGY

Pro `mor *phol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Pref. pro- + morphology. ] (Biol.)

 

Defn: Crystallography of organic forms; -- a division of morphology created by Haeckel. It is essentially stereometric, and relates to a mathematical conception of organic forms. See Tectology.

 

PROMOTE

Pro *mote ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promoted; p. pr. & vb. n. Promoting. ]Etym: [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See Move. ]

 

1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course ); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a business venture. "Born to promote all truth. "Milton.

 

2. To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer. I will promote thee unto very great honor. Num. xxii. 17. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. Prov. iv. 18.

 

Syn. -- To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt; prefer; elevate; dignify.

 

PROMOTE

PROMOTE Pro *mote ", v. i.

 

Defn: To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform against a person. [Obs. ]

 

PROMOTER

PROMOTER Pro *mot "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy. Boyle.

 

2. Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a corporation, a joint- stock company, or the like.

 

3. One who excites; as, a promoter of sedition.

 

4. An informer; a makebate. [Obs. ] Tusser.

 

PROMOTION

Pro *mo "tion, n. Etym: [L. promotio: cf. F. promotion. ]

 

Defn: The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment. Milton. Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. Ps. lxxv. 6.

 

PROMOTIVE

PROMOTIVE Pro *mo "tive, a.

 

Defn: Tending to advance, promote, or encourage. Hume.

 

PROMOVE

Pro *move ", v. t. Etym: [See Promote. ]

 

Defn: To move forward; to advance; to promote. [Obs. ] Bp. Fell.

 

PROMOVER

PROMOVER Pro *mov "er, n.

 

Defn: A promoter. [Obs. ]

 

PROMPT

Prompt, a. [Compar. Prompter; superl. Promptest.] Etym: [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought forth (to light or view ), hence, visible, evident, at hand, ready, quick, -- p. p. of promere to take or bring forth; pro forth + emere to take. See Redeem. ]

 

1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.Very discerning and prompt in giving orders. Clarendon. Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet. Shak. Any you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies. Dryden.

 

2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance. When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress, his obedience was prompt. Ames.

 

3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs. ] The reception of the light into the body of the building was very prompt. Sir H. Wotton.

 

Syn. -- Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble. -- Prompt, Ready, Expeditious. One who is ready is prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through an undertaking with constant promptness.

 

PROMPT

PROMPT Prompt, n. (Com. )

 

Defn: A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note. To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea ] is three months. J. S. Mill.

 

PROMPT

Prompt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prompted; p. pr. & vb. n. Prompting. ]

 

1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite. God first. .. prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity. Jer. Taylor.

 

2. To suggest; to dictate. And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams. Pope.

 

3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.

 

PROMPT-BOOK

PROMPT-BOOK Prompt "-book ` (, n.

 

Defn: The book used by a prompter of a theater.

 

PROMPTER

PROMPTER Prompt "er, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or incites to action.

 

2. One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for this purpose in a theater.

 

PROMPTITUDE

Prompt "i *tude, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. promptitudo. See Prompt, a.]

 

Defn: The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in obedience. Men of action, of promptitude, and of courage. I. Taylor.

 

PROMPTLY

PROMPTLY Prompt "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a prompt manner.

 

PROMPTNESS

PROMPTNESS Prompt "ness, n.

 

1. Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action.

 

2. Cheerful willingness; alacrity.

 

PROMPT-NOTE

PROMPT-NOTE Prompt "-note `, n. (Com. )

 

Defn: A memorandum of a sale, and time when payment is due, given to the purchaser at a sale of goods.

 

PROMPTUARY

PROMPTUARY Promp "tu *a *ry, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to preparation. [R.] Bacon.

 

PROMPTUARY

Promp "tu *a *ry, n. Etym: [L. promptuarium, fr. promptuarius belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F. promptuaire. See Prompt, a.]

 

Defn: That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository. Woodward.

 

PROMPTURE

Promp "ture, n. Etym: [See Prompt, a.]

 

Defn: Suggestion; incitement; prompting. [R.] Shak. Coleridge.

 

PROMULGATE

Pro *mul "gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promulgated; p. pr. & vb. n.Promulgating. ] Etym: [L. promulgatus, p. p. of promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. Promulge. ]

 

Defn: To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council.

 

Syn. -- To publish; declare; proclaim. See Announce.

 

PROMULGATION

Pro `mul *ga "tion, n. Etym: [L. promulgatio: cf. F. promulgation. ]

 

Defn: The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel. South.

 

PROMULGATOR

Pro "mul *ga `tor, n. Etym: [L.]

 

Defn: One who promulgates or publishes. Dr. H. More.

 

PROMULGE

Pro *mulge ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promulged; p. pr. & vb. n.Promulging. ] Etym: [Cf. F. promulguer. See Promulgate. ]

 

Defn: To promulgate; to publish or teach. Blackstone. Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they were promulged. Prescott.

 

PROMULGER

PROMULGER Pro *mul "ger, n.

 

Defn: One who promulges or publishes what was before unknown. Atterbury.

 

PROMUSCIS

Pro *mus "cis, n. Etym: [L., corruption of proboscis. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The proboscis of hemipterous insects. See Illust. under Hemiptera.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

PROM

PROM |präm prɑm | ▶noun Computing a memory chip that can be programmed only once by the manufacturer or user. ORIGIN from p (rogrammable ) r (ead- )o (nly ) m (emory ).

 

prom

prom |präm prɑm | ▶noun informal 1 a formal dance, esp. one held by a class in high school or college at the end of a year. 2 Brit. short for promenade ( sense 1 of the noun ). 3 (also Prom ) Brit. short for promenade concert: the last night of the Proms.

 

prom.

prom. ▶abbreviation promontory.

 

promenade

prom e nade |ˌpräməˈnād, -ˈnäd ˈˌprɑməˈˌneɪd | ▶noun 1 a paved public walk, typically one along a waterfront at a resort. • a leisurely walk, or sometimes a ride or drive, typically one taken in a public place so as to meet or be seen by others: she went on a promenade with Jules. • (in country dancing ) a movement in which couples follow one another in a given direction, each couple having both hands joined. 2 archaic term for prom ( sense 1 ). ▶verb [ no obj. ] take a leisurely walk, ride, or drive in public, esp. to meet or be seen by others: women who promenaded in the Bois de Boulogne. • [ with obj. ] take such a walk through (a place ): people began to promenade the streets. • [ with obj. ] dated escort (someone ) about a place, esp. so as to be seen by others: the governor of Utah promenades the daughter of the Maryland governor. DERIVATIVES prom e nad er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a leisurely walk in public ): from French, from se promener ‘to walk, ’ reflexive of promener ‘take for a walk. ’

 

promenade concert

prom e nade con cert |ˈˌprɑməˈˌneɪd | ▶noun Brit. a concert of classical music at which a part of the audience stands in an area that has no seating, for which tickets are sold at a reduced price. The most famous series of such concerts is the annual BBC Promenade Concerts (known as the Proms ), instituted by Sir Henry Wood (1869 –1944 ) in 1895 and held since World War II chiefly in the Albert Hall in London.

 

promenade deck

prom e nade deck ▶noun an upper deck on a passenger ship for the use of passengers who wish to enjoy the open air.

 

promethazine

pro meth a zine |prōˈmeTHəˌzēn proʊˈmɛθəˌzin | ▶noun Medicine a synthetic antihistamine drug derived from phenothiazine, used chiefly to treat the symptoms of allergies and motion sickness. ORIGIN 1950s: from pro (pyl ) + (di )meth (ylamine ) + (phenothi )azine .

 

Prometheus

Pro me the us |prəˈmēTHēəs, -ˌTH (y )o͞os prəˈmiθiəs |Greek Mythology a demigod, one of the Titans, who was worshiped by craftsmen. When Zeus hid fire from man, Prometheus stole it by trickery and returned it to earth. As punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock where an eagle fed each day on his liver, which grew again each night; he was rescued by Hercules. DERIVATIVES Pro me the an |-THēən |adjective

 

promethium

pro me thi um |prōˈmēTHēəm prəˈmiːθiəm | ▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 61, a radioactive metal of the lanthanide series. It was first produced artificially in a nuclear reactor and occurs in nature in traces as a product of uranium fission. (Symbol: Pm ) ORIGIN 1940s: modern Latin, from the name of the Titan Prometheus .

 

prominence

prom i nence |ˈprämənəns ˈprɑmənəns | ▶noun 1 the state of being important or famous: she came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s | [ in sing. ] : the commission gave the case a prominence which it might otherwise have escaped. 2 the fact or condition of standing out from something by physically projecting or being particularly noticeable: radiographs showed enlargement of the right heart with prominence of the pulmonary outflow tract. • a thing that projects from something, esp. a projecting feature of the landscape or a protuberance on a part of the body: the rocky prominence resembled a snow-capped mountain. • Astronomy a stream of incandescent gas projecting above the sun's chromosphere. DERIVATIVES prom i nen cy noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting something that juts out ): from obsolete French, from Latin prominentia ‘jutting out, ’ from the verb prominere (see prominent ).

 

prominent

prom i nent |ˈprämənənt ˈprɑmənənt | ▶adjective 1 important; famous: she was a prominent member of the city council. 2 projecting from something; protuberant: a man with big, prominent eyes like a lobster's. • situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable: the new housing developments are prominent landmarks. DERIVATIVES prom i nent ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting ’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out, ’ from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent .

 

prominenti

prominenti |ˌprɒmɪˈnɛnti | ▶plural noun distinguished or eminent people: a restaurant which attracted the prominenti. ORIGIN Italian, from prominente ‘prominent ’.

 

promiscuity

prom is cu i ty |ˌpräməˈskyo͞oitē, prəˌmisˈkyo͞o -prɑːməsˈkjuːəti | ▶noun the fact or state of being promiscuous: some fear this will lead to greater sexual promiscuity among teens.

 

promiscuous

pro mis cu ous |prəˈmiskyo͞oəs prəˈmɪskjuəs | ▶adjective 1 derogatory having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships: she's a wild, promiscuous girl | they ran wild, indulging in promiscuous sex and experimenting with drugs. 2 demonstrating or implying an undiscriminating or unselective approach; indiscriminate or casual: the city fathers were promiscuous with their honors. • consisting of a wide range of different things: Americans are free to pick and choose from a promiscuous array of values and behavior. DERIVATIVES prom is cu ous ly adverb, prom is cu ous ness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin promiscuus ‘indiscriminate ’ (based on miscere ‘to mix ’) + -ous The early sense was ‘consisting of elements mixed together, ’ giving rise to ‘indiscriminate ’ and ‘undiscriminating, ’ whence the notion of ‘casual. ’

 

promise

prom ise |ˈpräməs ˈprɑməs | ▶noun a declaration or assurance that one will do a particular thing or that a particular thing will happen: what happened to all those firm promises of support? | [ with clause ] : he took my fax number with the promise that he would send me a drawing | [ with infinitive ] : I did not keep my promise to go home early. • the quality of potential excellence: he showed great promise even as a junior officer. • [ in sing. ] an indication that something specified is expected or likely to occur: the promise of peace. ▶verb 1 [ reporting verb ] assure someone that one will definitely do, give, or arrange something; undertake or declare that something will happen: [ with infinitive ] : he promised to forward my mail | [ with clause ] : she made him promise that he wouldn't do it again | [ with direct speech ] : “I'll bring it right back, ” she promised | [ with two objs. ] : he promised her the job. • [ with obj. ] (usu. be promised ) archaic pledge (someone, esp. a woman ) to marry someone else; betroth: I've been promised to him for years. 2 [ with obj. ] give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence or situation ): forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music from around the world | [ with infinitive ] : it promised to be a night that all present would long remember. • (of a person, publication, institution, etc. ) announce (something ) as being expected to happen: in its pre-Christmas trading statement it promised record results | [ with two objs. ] : we're promised more winter weather tonight. • (promise oneself ) contemplate the pleasant expectation of: he tidied up the room, promising himself an early night. PHRASES I promise (or I promise you ) informal used for emphasis, esp. so as to reassure, encourage, or threaten someone: oh, I'm not joking, I promise you. promise ( someone ) the earth (or moon ) make extravagant promises to someone that are unlikely to be fulfilled: interactive technology titillates, promises the earth, but delivers nothing. promises, promises informal used to indicate that the speaker is skeptical about someone's stated intention to do something. DERIVATIVES prom is er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin promissum ‘something promised, ’ neuter past participle of promittere ‘put forth, promise, ’ from pro- ‘forward ’ + mittere ‘send. ’

 

Promised Land

Prom ised Land |ˈprɑməst lɑnd | ▶noun (in the Bible ) the land of Canaan, which was promised to Abraham and his descendants (Gen. 12:7 ). • (promised land ) a place or situation in which someone expects to find great happiness: Italy is the promised land for any musician.

 

promisee

prom is ee |ˌpräməˈsē ˌprɑməˈsi | ▶noun Law a person to whom a promise is made.

 

promising

prom is ing |ˈpräməsiNG ˈprɑməsɪŋ | ▶adjective showing signs of future success: a promising actor | a promising start to the season. DERIVATIVES prom is ing ly adverb

 

promisor

prom i sor |ˈpräməsər ˈprɑməsər | ▶noun Law a person who makes a promise.

 

promissory

prom is so ry |ˈpräməˌsôrē ˈprɑməˌsɔri | ▶adjective chiefly Law conveying or implying a promise: statements that are promissory in nature | promissory words. • archaic indicative of something to come; full of promise: the glow of evening is promissory of the splendid days to come. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin promissorius, from promiss- ‘promised, ’ from the verb promittere (see promise ).

 

promissory note

prom is so ry note |ˈprɑːmɪsərinoʊt | ▶noun a signed document containing a written promise to pay a stated sum to a specified person or the bearer at a specified date or on demand.

 

prommer

prom |mer |ˈprɒmə | ▶noun Brit. informal a person attending a promenade concert and choosing to stand in the area without seating; a promenader.

 

promo

pro mo |ˈprōmō ˈproʊˌmoʊ | informal ▶noun ( pl. promos ) a piece of publicity or advertising, esp. in the form of a short film or video: taping a two-minute promo | [ as modifier ] : a promo video. ORIGIN 1960s: abbreviation of promotion .

 

promontory

prom on to ry |ˈprämənˌtôrē ˈprɑmənˌtɔri | ▶noun ( pl. promontories ) a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland: a rocky promontory. • Anatomy a prominence or protuberance on an organ or other structure in the body. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin promontorium, variant (influenced by mons, mont- ‘mountain ’) of promunturium.

 

Promontory Mountains

Prom on to ry Moun tains a short range that forms a peninsula in the northern Great Salt Lake, in northern Utah. The first transcontinental railroad passed through Promontory, north of the range. Today, trains pass Promontory Point, at the southern end, via a causeway across the lake.

 

promote

pro mote |prəˈmōt prəˈmoʊt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 further the progress of (something, esp. a cause, venture, or aim ); support or actively encourage: some regulation is still required to promote competition. • give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture ) so as to increase sales or public awareness: they are using famous personalities to promote the library nationally. • Chemistry act as a promoter of (a catalyst ). 2 advance or raise (someone ) to a higher position or rank: she was promoted to general manager. • transfer (a sports team ) to a higher division of a league: they were promoted from the Third Division last season. • Chess exchange (a pawn ) for a more powerful piece of the same color, typically a queen, as part of the move in which it reaches the opponent's end of the board. • Bridge enable (a relatively low card ) to win a trick by playing off the higher ones first. DERIVATIVES pro mot a bil i ty |prəˌmōtəˈbilətē |noun, pro mot a ble adjective, pro mo tive |-tiv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin promot- ‘moved forward, ’ from the verb promovere, from pro- ‘forward, onward ’ + movere ‘to move. ’

 

promoter

pro mot er |prəˈmōtər prəˈmoʊdər | ▶noun a person or thing that promotes something, in particular: • a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event or theatrical production: a boxing promoter. • a person involved in setting up and funding a new company. • a supporter of a cause or aim: Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration. • (also promotor ) Chemistry an additive that increases the activity of a catalyst. • Biology a region of a DNA molecule that forms the site at which transcription of a gene starts. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French promotour, from medieval Latin promotor (see promote ).

 

promotion

pro mo tion |prəˈmōSHən prəˈmoʊʃən | ▶noun 1 activity that supports or provides active encouragement for the furtherance of a cause, venture, or aim: disease prevention and health promotion. • the publicization of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness. • a publicity campaign for a particular product, organization, or venture: the paper is reaping the rewards of a series of promotions. • (often as modifier promotions ) the activity or business of organizing such publicity or campaigns: she's the promotions manager for the museum. • a sporting event, esp. a series of boxing matches, staged for profit. • Chemistry the action of promoting a catalyst. 2 the action of raising someone to a higher position or rank or the fact of being so raised: majors designated for promotion to lieutenant colonel | a promotion to divisional sales director. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): via Old French from Latin promotio (n- ), from promovere ‘move forward ’ (see promote ).

 

promotional

pro mo tion al |prəˈmōSHənl prəˈmoʊʃənl | ▶adjective of or relating to the publicizing of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness: she was on a promotional tour for her books.

 

prompt

prompt |prämpt prɑm (p )t | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (of an event or fact ) cause or bring about (an action or feeling ): his death has prompted an industry-wide investigation of safety violations. • cause (someone ) to take a course of action: a demonstration by 20,000 people prompted the government to step up security. 2 assist or encourage (a hesitating speaker ) to say something: [ with direct speech ] : “And the picture? ” he prompted. • supply a forgotten word or line to (an actor ) during the performance of a play. • Computing (of a computer ) request input from (a user ). ▶noun 1 an act of assisting or encouraging a hesitating speaker: with barely a prompt, Barbara talked on. • the word or phrase spoken as a reminder to an actor of a forgotten word or line. • Computing a message or symbol on a screen to show that the system is waiting for input. • another term for prompter. 2 the time limit for the payment of an account, as stated on a prompt note. ▶adjective done without delay; immediate: the owner would have died but for the prompt action of two paramedics. • (of a person ) acting without delay: the fans were prompt and courteous in complying with police requests. • (of goods ) for immediate delivery and payment. DERIVATIVES promp ti tude |ˈprämptəˌt (y )o͞od |noun, prompt ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb ): based on Old French prompt or Latin promptus ‘brought to light, ’ also ‘prepared, ready, ’ past participle of promere ‘to produce, ’ from pro- ‘out, forth ’ + emere ‘take. ’

 

promptbook

prompt book |ˈprämpt ˌbo͝ok ˌprɑmpt ˈbʊk | ▶noun an annotated copy of a play for the use of a prompter during a performance.

 

prompt box

prompt box ▶noun an area in a theatre in which a prompter sits, located in front of the footlights beneath the stage.

 

prompter

prompt er |ˈprämptər ˈprɑm (p )tər | ▶noun a person seated out of sight of the audience who supplies a forgotten word or line to an actor during the performance of a play.

 

prompting

prompt ing |ˈprämptiNG ˈprɑm (p )tɪŋ | ▶noun the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something: after some prompting, the defendant gave the police his name.

 

promptly

prompt ly |ˈprämptlē ˈprɑːmptli | ▶adverb 1 with little or no delay; immediately: he paid the fine promptly. • used to express surprise, and slight disapproval, when someone does something shortly after something else: every time she managed to pay her credit card off, she promptly went shopping again. 2 at exactly a specified time; punctually: Jamie arrived promptly at 8:30.

 

prompt note

prompt note ▶noun a note sent to a customer as a reminder of payment due.

 

prompt side

prompt side ▶noun the side of the stage where the prompter sits, usually to the actor's right in the US and to the actor's left in the UK.

 

promulgate

prom ul gate |ˈpräməlˌgāt, prōˈməl -ˈprɑməlˌɡeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] promote or make widely known (an idea or cause ): these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization. • put (a law or decree ) into effect by official proclamation: in January 1852, the new constitution was promulgated. DERIVATIVES prom ul ga tion |ˌpräməlˈgāSHən, ˌprōməl - |noun, prom ul ga tor |-ˌgātər |noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin promulgat- ‘exposed to public view, ’ from the verb promulgare, from pro- ‘out, publicly ’ + mulgere ‘cause to come forth ’ (literally ‘to milk ’).

 

promulge

pro mulge |prōˈməlj proʊˈməlʤ | ▶verb archaic variant of promulgate. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin promulgare.

 

Oxford Dictionary

prom

prom |prɒm | ▶noun informal 1 Brit. short for promenade ( sense 1 of the noun ): she took a short cut along the prom. 2 (also Prom ) Brit. short for promenade concert: the last night of the Proms. 3 N. Amer. a formal dance, especially one held by a class in high school or college at the end of a year.

 

PROM

PROM |präm prɑm | ▶noun Computing a memory chip that can be programmed only once by the manufacturer or user. ORIGIN from p (rogrammable ) r (ead- )o (nly ) m (emory ).

 

promenade

promenade |ˌprɒməˈnɑːd, -ˈneɪd, ˈprɒm -| ▶noun 1 a paved public walk, typically one along the seafront at a resort. • a leisurely walk, or sometimes a ride or drive, taken in a public place so as to meet or be seen by others: an evening promenade. • (in country dancing ) a movement in which couples follow one another in a given direction, each couple having both hands joined. 2 N. Amer. archaic term for prom ( sense 3 ). ▶verb [ no obj. ] take a leisurely public walk, ride, or drive so as to meet or be seen by others: they promenaded along the waterfront. • [ with obj. ] take a promenade through (a place ): people began to promenade the streets. • [ with obj. ] dated escort (someone ) about a place, especially so as to be seen by others: the governor of Utah promenades the daughter of the Maryland governor. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (denoting a leisurely walk in public ): from French, from se promener ‘to walk ’, reflexive of promener ‘take for a walk ’.

 

promenade concert

prom ¦en |ade con |cert ▶noun Brit. a concert of classical music at which a part of the audience stands in an area without seating, for which tickets are sold at a reduced price. The most famous series of such concerts is the annual BBC Promenade Concerts (known as the Proms ), instituted by Sir Henry Wood in 1895.

 

promenade deck

prom ¦en |ade deck ▶noun an open-air upper deck on a passenger ship on which passengers may walk.

 

promenader

prom ¦en |ader |ˌprɒməˈnɑːdə | ▶noun 1 a person who takes a leisurely walk, ride, or drive in public. 2 Brit. a person attending a promenade concert and choosing to stand in the area without seating.

 

promethazine

promethazine |prə (ʊ )ˈmɛθəziːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a synthetic antihistamine drug derived from phenothiazine, used chiefly to treat the symptoms of allergies and motion sickness. ORIGIN 1950s: from pro (pyl ) + ( di )meth (ylamine ), a colourless gas + ( phenothi )azine .

 

Prometheus

Prometheus |prəˈmiːθɪəs |Greek Mythology a demigod, one of the Titans, who was worshipped by craftsmen. When Zeus hid fire away from man Prometheus stole it by trickery and returned it to earth. As punishment Zeus chained him to a rock where an eagle fed each day on his liver, which grew again each night; he was rescued by Hercules. DERIVATIVES Promethean adjective

 

promethium

promethium |prəˈmiːθɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 61, a radioactive metal of the lanthanide series. It was first produced artificially in a nuclear reactor and occurs in nature in traces as a product of uranium fission. (Symbol: Pm ) ORIGIN 1940s: modern Latin, from the name of the Titan Prometheus .

 

prominence

prom ¦in |ence |ˈprɒmɪnəns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the state of being important, famous, or noticeable: she came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s | [ in sing. ] : the commission gave the case a prominence which it might otherwise have escaped. 2 the fact or state of projecting from something: radiographs showed enlargement of the right heart with prominence of the pulmonary outflow tract. • [ count noun ] a thing that projects from something, such as a projecting feature of the landscape or a protuberance on a part of the body: the steep, rocky prominence resembled a snow-capped mountain. • [ count noun ] Astronomy a stream of incandescent gas projecting above the sun's chromosphere. DERIVATIVES prominency noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting something that juts out ): from obsolete French, from Latin prominentia ‘jutting out ’, from the verb prominere (see prominent ).

 

prominent

prom ¦in |ent |ˈprɒmɪnənt | ▶adjective 1 important; famous: she was a prominent member of the city council. 2 projecting from something; protuberant: a man with big, prominent eyes like a lobster's. 3 situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable: the new housing estates are prominent landmarks. ▶noun (also prominent moth ) a stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back. ●Family Notodontidae: many species. DERIVATIVES prominently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting ’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out ’, from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent .

 

prominenti

prominenti |ˌprɒmɪˈnɛnti | ▶plural noun distinguished or eminent people: a restaurant which attracted the prominenti. ORIGIN Italian, from prominente ‘prominent ’.

 

promiscuity

prom ¦is |cu ¦ity |prɒmɪˈskjuːɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the fact or state of being promiscuous; immorality: some fear this will lead to greater sexual promiscuity amongst teens.

 

promiscuous

promiscuous |prəˈmɪskjʊəs | ▶adjective 1 having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships: she's a wild, promiscuous, good-time girl | promiscuous behaviour. 2 demonstrating or implying an unselective approach; indiscriminate or casual: the city fathers were promiscuous with their honours. • consisting of a wide range of different things: Americans are free to choose from a promiscuous array of values. DERIVATIVES promiscuously adverb, promiscuousness noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin promiscuus ‘indiscriminate ’, (based on miscere ‘to mix ’) + -ous The early sense was ‘consisting of elements mixed together ’, giving rise to ‘indiscriminate ’ and ‘undiscriminating ’, whence the notion of ‘casual ’.

 

promise

prom |ise |ˈprɒmɪs | ▶noun 1 a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen: what happened to all those firm promises of support? | [ with infinitive ] : I did not keep my promise to go home early. • [ in sing. ] an indication that something is likely to occur: dawn came with the promise of fine weather. 2 [ mass noun ] the quality of potential excellence: he showed great promise even as a junior officer. ▶verb 1 [ reporting verb ] assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen: [ with infinitive ] : he promised to forward my mail | [ with clause ] : she made him promise that he wouldn't do it again | [ with direct speech ] : ‘I'll bring it straight back, ’ she promised | [ with two objs ] : he promised her the job. • [ with obj. ] archaic pledge (someone, especially a woman ) to marry someone else; betroth: I've been promised to him for years. 2 [ with obj. ] give good grounds for expecting (a particular occurrence ): forthcoming concerts promise a feast of music | [ with infinitive ] : it promised to be a night that all would remember. • announce (something ) as being expected to happen: forecasters were promising a record snowfall in Boston | [ with two objs ] : we're promised more winter weather tonight. • (promise oneself ) contemplate the pleasant expectation of: he tidied up the sitting room, promising himself an early night. PHRASES I promise (or I promise you ) informal used for emphasis, especially so as to reassure, encourage, or threaten someone: oh, I'm not joking, I promise you. on a promise informal confidently assured of something, especially of having sexual intercourse: a shop where Tom and I are on a promise with the girls serving there. promise ( someone ) the earth (or moon ) make extravagant promises to someone that are unlikely to be fulfilled: interactive technology titillates, promises the earth but delivers nothing. promises, promises informal used to indicate that the speaker is sceptical about someone's stated intention to do something. DERIVATIVES promiser noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin promissum ‘something promised ’, neuter past participle of promittere ‘put forth, promise ’, from pro- ‘forward ’ + mittere ‘send ’.

 

Promised Land

Promised Land ▶noun (in the Bible ) the land of Canaan, that was promised to Abraham and his descendants (Gen. 12:7 ). • (the promised land ) a place or situation in which someone expects to find great happiness: Italy is the promised land for any musician.

 

promisee

prom |isee |prɒmɪˈsiː | ▶noun Law a person to whom a promise is made.

 

promising

prom ¦is |ing |ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ | ▶adjective showing signs of future success: a promising film actor | a promising start to the season. DERIVATIVES promisingly adverb

 

promisor

prom |isor |ˈprɒmɪsə (r )| ▶noun Law a person who makes a promise.

 

promissory

promissory |ˈprɒmɪs (ə )ri | ▶adjective 1 chiefly Law conveying or implying a promise: statements that are promissory in nature | promissory words. 2 archaic indicative of something to come; full of promise: the glow of evening is promissory of the splendid days to come. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin promissorius, from promiss- ‘promised ’, from the verb promittere (see promise ).

 

promissory note

prom ¦is |sory note |ˈprɒmɪsərinəʊt | ▶noun a signed document containing a written promise to pay a stated sum to a specified person or the bearer at a specified date or on demand.

 

prommer

prom |mer |ˈprɒmə | ▶noun Brit. informal a person attending a promenade concert and choosing to stand in the area without seating; a promenader.

 

promo

promo |ˈprəʊməʊ | informal ▶noun ( pl. promos ) a piece of publicity or advertising, especially in the form of a short film or video. ORIGIN 1960s: abbreviation of promotion .

 

promontory

promontory |ˈprɒm (ə )nt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. promontories ) 1 a point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake; a headland: a rocky promontory. 2 Anatomy a protuberance on an organ or other bodily structure. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin promontorium, variant (influenced by mons, mont- ‘mountain ’) of promunturium.

 

Promontory Mountains

Prom on to ry Moun tains a short range that forms a peninsula in the northern Great Salt Lake, in northern Utah. The first transcontinental railroad passed through Promontory, north of the range. Today, trains pass Promontory Point, at the southern end, via a causeway across the lake.

 

promote

pro |mote |prəˈməʊt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc. ); further the progress of: some regulation is still required to promote competition. • give publicity to (a product, organization, or venture ) so as to increase sales or public awareness: they are using famous personalities to promote the library nationally. • attempt to ensure the passing of (a private Act of Parliament ). 2 raise (someone ) to a higher position or rank: she was promoted to General Manager. • transfer (a sports team ) to a higher division of a league: they were promoted from the Third Division last season. • Chess exchange (a pawn ) for a more powerful piece of the same colour, typically a queen, when it reaches the opponent's end of the board. • Bridge enable (a relatively low card ) to win a trick by playing off the higher ones first. 3 Chemistry (of an additive ) act as a promoter of (a catalyst ). DERIVATIVES promotability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, promotable adjective, promotive adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin promot- ‘moved forward ’, from the verb promovere, from pro- ‘forward, onward ’ + movere ‘to move ’.

 

promoter

pro |moter |prəˈməʊtə | ▶noun 1 a person or company that finances or organizes a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production: a boxing promoter. 2 a supporter of a cause or aim: Mitterrand was a fierce promoter of European integration. 3 (also promotor ) Chemistry an additive that increases the activity of a catalyst. • Biology a region of a DNA molecule which forms the site at which transcription of a gene starts. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French promotour, from medieval Latin promotor (see promote ).

 

promotion

pro ¦mo |tion |prəˈməʊʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 activity that supports or encourages a cause, venture, or aim: the promotion of cultural and racial diversity. 2 the publicizing of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness: [ as modifier ] : a sales promotion company. • [ count noun ] a publicity campaign: the paper is reaping the rewards of a series of promotions. • (often as modifier promotions ) the activity of organizing publicity campaigns: she's the promotions manager for EMI. • [ count noun ] a sporting event, especially a series of boxing matches, staged for profit: a boxing promotion. 3 the action of promoting someone or something to a higher position or rank or the fact of being so promoted: majors designated for promotion to lieutenant colonel | United won promotion last season | [ count noun ] : a promotion to Sales Director. 4 Chemistry the action of promoting a catalyst. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 3 ): via Old French from Latin promotio (n- ), from promovere ‘move forward ’ (see promote ).

 

promotional

pro ¦mo |tion ¦al |prəˈməʊʃənl | ▶adjective relating to the publicizing of a product, organization, or venture so as to increase sales or public awareness: she was on a promotional tour for her books.

 

prompt

prompt |prɒm (p )t | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (of an event or fact ) cause or bring about (an action or feeling ): the violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country. • (prompt someone to /to do something ) cause someone to take a course of action: curiosity prompted him to look inside. 2 encourage (a hesitating speaker ) to say something: [ with direct speech ] : ‘And the picture? ’ he prompted. • supply a forgotten word or line to (an actor ) during the performance of a play. • Computing (of a computer ) request input from (a user ). ▶noun 1 an act of encouraging a hesitating speaker: with barely a prompt, Barbara talked on. • a word or phrase spoken as a reminder to an actor of a forgotten word or line. • another term for prompter. • Computing a word or symbol on a screen to show that the system is waiting for input. 2 the time limit for the payment of an account, stated on a prompt note. ▶adjective done without delay; immediate: she would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulancemen. • (of a person ) acting without delay: the fans were prompt in complying with police requests. • (of goods ) for immediate delivery and payment. ▶adverb Brit. exactly (with reference to a specified time ): I set off at three-thirty prompt. DERIVATIVES promptitude noun, promptness noun ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb ): based on Old French prompt or Latin promptus ‘brought to light ’, also ‘prepared, ready ’, past participle of promere ‘to produce ’, from pro- ‘out, forth ’ + emere ‘take ’.

 

prompt book

prompt book ▶noun an annotated copy of a play for the use of a prompter during a performance.

 

prompt box

prompt box ▶noun an area in a theatre in which a prompter sits, located in front of the footlights beneath the stage.

 

prompter

prompt ¦er |ˈprɒm (p )tə | ▶noun a person seated out of sight of the audience who supplies a forgotten word or line to an actor during the performance of a play.

 

prompting

prompting |ˈprɒm (p )tɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something: after some prompting, the defendant gave the police his name.

 

promptly

prompt ¦ly |ˈprɒm (p )tli | ▶adverb 1 with little or no delay; immediately: he paid the fine promptly. • used to express surprise, and slight disapproval, when someone does something shortly after something else: every time she managed to pay her credit card off, she promptly went shopping again. 2 at exactly a specified time; punctually: Jamie arrived promptly at 8:30.

 

prompt note

prompt note ▶noun a note sent to a customer as a reminder of payment due.

 

prompt side

prompt side ▶noun the side of the stage where the prompter sits, usually to the actor's left in the UK and to the actor's right in the US.

 

promulgate

promulgate |ˈprɒm (ə )lgeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] promote or make widely known (an idea or cause ): these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization. • put (a law or decree ) into effect by official proclamation: in January 1852 the new Constitution was promulgated. DERIVATIVES promulgation |-ˈgeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, promulgator noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (earlier (late 15th cent. ) as promulgation ): from Latin promulgat- ‘exposed to public view ’, from the verb promulgare, from pro- ‘out, publicly ’ + mulgere ‘cause to come forth ’ (literally ‘to milk ’).

 

promulge

promulge |prəˈmʌldʒ | ▶verb archaic variant of promulgate. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin promulgare.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

promenade

promenade noun 1 the tree-lined promenade: esplanade, front, seafront, parade, walk, boulevard, avenue, boardwalk. 2 our nightly promenade: walk, stroll, turn, amble, airing; dated constitutional. ▶verb we promenaded in the park: walk, stroll, saunter, wander, amble, stretch one's legs, take a turn.

 

prominence

prominence noun 1 his rise to prominence: fame, celebrity, eminence, preeminence, importance, distinction, greatness, note, notability, prestige, stature, standing, position, rank. 2 the press gave prominence to the reports: good coverage, importance, precedence, weight, a high profile, top billing. 3 a rocky prominence: hillock, hill, hummock, mound; outcrop, crag, spur, rise; ridge, arête; peak, pinnacle; promontory, cliff, headland.

 

prominent

prominent adjective 1 a prominent surgeon: important, well-known, leading, eminent, distinguished, notable, noteworthy, noted, illustrious, celebrated, famous, renowned, acclaimed, famed, influential, affluential, major-league. ANTONYMS unimportant, unknown. 2 prominent cheekbones: protuberant, protruding, projecting, jutting (out ), standing out, sticking out, proud, bulging, bulbous. 3 a prominent feature of the landscape: conspicuous, noticeable, easily seen, obvious, front-and-center, unmistakable, eye-catching, impactful, pronounced, salient, striking, dominant; obtrusive. ANTONYMS inconspicuous.

 

promiscuity

promiscuity noun the promiscuity associated with the sixties and seventies: licentiousness, wantonness, immorality; informal sleeping around, sluttishness, whorishness; dated looseness. ANTONYMS chastity, virtue.

 

promiscuous

promiscuous adjective 1 a promiscuous teenager: licentious, sexually indiscriminate, wanton, immoral, fast; informal easy, swinging, sluttish, whorish, bed-hopping; dated loose, fallen. ANTONYMS chaste, virtuous. 2 promiscuous reading: indiscriminate, undiscriminating, unselective, random, haphazard, irresponsible, unthinking, unconsidered. ANTONYMS selective.

 

promise

promise noun 1 you broke your promise: word (of honor ), assurance, pledge, vow, guarantee, oath, bond, undertaking, agreement, commitment, contract, covenant. 2 he shows promise: potential, ability, aptitude, capability, capacity. 3 the promise of fine weather: indication, hint, suggestion, sign. ▶verb 1 she promised to go: give one's word, swear, pledge, vow, undertake, guarantee, contract, engage, give an assurance, commit oneself, bind oneself, swear /take an oath, covenant; archaic plight. 2 the skies promised sunshine: indicate, lead one to expect, point to, denote, signify, be a sign of, be evidence of, give hope of, bespeak, presage, augur, herald, bode, portend; literary betoken, foretoken, forebode.

 

promising

promising adjective 1 a promising start: good, encouraging, favorable, hopeful, full of promise, auspicious, propitious, bright, rosy, heartening, reassuring. ANTONYMS unfavorable. 2 a promising actor: with potential, budding, up-and-coming, rising, coming, in the making.

 

promontory

promontory noun a lone beacon shone from the promontory: headland, point, cape, head, foreland, horn, bill, peninsula.

 

promote

promote verb 1 she's been promoted at work: upgrade, give promotion to, elevate, advance, move up; humorous kick upstairs; archaic prefer. ANTONYMS demote. 2 an organization promoting justice: encourage, advocate, further, advance, assist, aid, help, contribute to, foster, nurture, develop, boost, stimulate, forward, work for. ANTONYMS obstruct. 3 she is promoting her new film: advertise, publicize, give publicity to, beat /bang the drum for, market, merchandise; informal push, plug, hype, boost, ballyhoo. ANTONYMS play down.

 

promoter

promoter noun concert promoters: advocate, champion, supporter, backer, proponent, protagonist, campaigner, booster, publicist; impresario.

 

promotion

promotion noun 1 her promotion at work: upgrading, preferment, elevation, advancement, step up (the ladder ). 2 the promotion of justice: encouragement, advocacy, furtherance, furthering, advancement, assistance, aid, help, contribution to, fostering, boosting, stimulation, boosterism. 3 the promotion of her new film: advertising, publicizing, marketing; publicity, campaign, propaganda; informal hard sell, blitz, plug, hype, ballyhoo.

 

prompt

prompt verb 1 curiosity prompted him to look: induce, make, move, motivate, lead, dispose, persuade, incline, encourage, stimulate, prod, impel, spur on, inspire. ANTONYMS discourage. 2 the statement prompted a hostile reaction: give rise to, bring about, cause, occasion, result in, lead to, elicit, produce, bring on, engender, induce, precipitate, trigger, spark off, provoke. ANTONYMS restrain. 3 the actors needed prompting: remind, cue, feed, help out; jog someone's memory. ▶adjective a prompt reply: quick, swift, rapid, speedy, fast, direct, immediate, instant, expeditious, early, punctual, in good time, on time, timely. ANTONYMS slow, late. ▶noun the actor stopped, and Julia supplied a prompt: reminder, cue, feed.

 

promptly

promptly adverb 1 William arrived promptly at 7:30: punctually, on time; informal bang on, on the button, on the dot, on the nose. ANTONYMS late. 2 I expect the matter to be dealt with promptly: without delay, straightaway, right away, at once, immediately, now, as soon as possible; quickly, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, fast, expeditiously, momentarily; informal pronto, ASAP, pretty damn quick, PDQ. ANTONYMS slowly.

 

promulgate

promulgate verb 1 they promulgated their own views: make known, make public, publicize, spread, communicate, propagate, disseminate, broadcast, promote, preach; literary bruit abroad. 2 the law was promulgated in 1942: put into effect, enact, implement, enforce. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See announce . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

promenade

promenade noun 1 they strolled along the tree-lined promenade: esplanade, front, seafront, parade, walk, boulevard, avenue, walkway, mall; N. Amer. boardwalk; in Spanish-speaking countries alameda; Brit. informal prom. 2 our nightly promenade up and down the road: walk, stroll, saunter, turn, wander, amble, breather, airing; N. Amer. paseo; Italian passegiata; informal mosey; dated constitutional; rare perambulation. ▶verb people were promenading along the pavements and down the pier: walk, stroll, saunter, wander, amble, stretch one's legs, take a walk /stroll, go for a walk /stroll, take the air; informal mosey; rare perambulate.

 

prominence

prominence noun 1 his rise to prominence was meteoric: fame, celebrity, eminence, pre-eminence, importance, distinction, greatness, note, notability, prestige, stature, standing, position, rank, renown, repute, illustriousness, acclaim, influence, account, consequence, visibility. 2 the US and UK press gave prominence to the reports: good coverage, close attention, importance, precedence, weight, a high profile, top billing, noticeability. 3 the steep rocky prominence resembled a snow-capped mountain: hillock, hill, hummock, mound, outcrop, spur, rise, tor, ridge, peak, pinnacle, elevation; promontory, cliff, crag, headland, height; French arête. 4 bony prominences in the arm and leg: protuberance, projection, swelling, bump, bulge, lump; technical process, bulla.

 

prominent

prominent adjective 1 a prominent member of the Royal College of Surgeons: important, well known, leading, eminent, pre-eminent, distinguished, notable, noteworthy, noted, public, outstanding, foremost, of mark, illustrious, celebrated, famous, renowned, acclaimed, famed, honoured, esteemed, respected, well thought of, influential, prestigious, big, top, great, chief, main; N. Amer. major-league. ANTONYMS unimportant, obscure, unknown. 2 his cheekbones were high and prominent: protuberant, protruding, projecting, jutting, jutting out, standing out, sticking out, proud, bulging, bulbous; raised, elevated; rare protrusive, protrudent, excrescent. 3 the rectangular fields and straight lanes that are now such a prominent feature of the landscape: conspicuous, noticeable, easily seen, obvious, evident, discernible, recognizable, distinguishable, unmistakable, eye-catching, pronounced, salient, striking, outstanding, dominant, predominant; obtrusive. ANTONYMS inconspicuous.

 

promiscuity

promiscuity noun allegations of alcoholism and sexual promiscuity: licentiousness, lack of sexual discrimination, promiscuousness, immorality, wantonness, debauchery, dissoluteness, dissipation, libertinism, profligacy, incontinence; informal sleeping around; dated looseness. ANTONYMS chastity, celibacy.

 

promiscuous

promiscuous adjective 1 despite what you seem to think, I have never been promiscuous: licentious, sexually indiscriminate, immoral, unchaste, debauched, dissolute, dissipated, profligate, of easy virtue, fast; libertine, wanton, abandoned, unrestrained, uncontrolled, incontinent; informal easy, swinging; N. Amer. informal roundheeled; W. Indian informal slack; informal, derogatory sluttish, whorish, tarty, slaggy; dated loose, fallen; archaic light; rare riggish. ANTONYMS chaste; moral, pure. 2 the promiscuous popping of antibiotics hasn't helped his T-cell count: indiscriminate, undiscriminating, unselective, random, irresponsible, haphazard, thoughtless, unthinking, unconsidered, casual, careless. ANTONYMS careful, selective.

 

promise

promise noun 1 if I don't go I'll be breaking my promise: word of honour, word, assurance, pledge, vow, guarantee, oath, bond, undertaking, agreement, commitment, contract, covenant, compact. 2 Derek showed considerable promise in a number of sports: potential, ability, aptitude, capability, capacity, potentiality; talent, flair. 3 dawn came with a promise of fine weather: indication, hint, suggestion, sign. ▶verb 1 she promised to keep it a secret: give one's word, swear, pledge, vow, undertake, guarantee, assure, contract, engage, give an undertaking, give an assurance, commit oneself, bind oneself, cross one's heart (and hope to die ), swear /take an oath, covenant; archaic plight. 2 the skies promised a blissful day of warm summer sunshine: indicate, give an /every indication of, lead one to expect, give good grounds for expecting, point to, denote, signify, be a sign of, be evidence of, show signs of, hint at, suggest, give hope of, hold out hopes of, bespeak, presage, be a presage of, augur, herald, bode, foreshadow, portend; literary betoken, foretoken, forebode; rare harbinger.

 

promising

promising adjective 1 he made a promising start to his cricketing career: good, encouraging, favourable, hopeful, full of promise, auspicious, propitious, optimistic, positive, bright, rosy, likely-looking, heartening, reassuring. ANTONYMS unfavourable, inauspicious, ominous. 2 a promising young actor: with potential, budding, up-and-coming, rising, coming, in the making; talented, gifted, able, apt.

 

promontory

promontory noun headland, point, cape, head, foreland, horn, spit, hook, bill, ness, naze, peninsula; bluff, cliff, precipice, prominence, projection, overhang, height, ridge, spur; Scottish mull.

 

promote

promote verb 1 she's been promoted —she's head of her department now: advance, upgrade, give promotion to, give a higher position to, elevate, move up, raise, improve the position /status of, aggrandize; informal kick upstairs; archaic prefer. ANTONYMS demote. 2 an organization promoting racial equality: encourage, further, advance, assist, aid, help, contribute to, foster, nurture, develop, boost, stimulate, forward; advocate, recommend, urge, support, back, endorse, champion, speak for, proselytize, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for. ANTONYMS obstruct, impede. 3 she went over to America to promote her new book: advertise, publicize, give publicity to, beat /bang the drum for, popularize, sell, market, merchandise; informal push, plug, give a plug to, hype, hype up, give a puff to, puff, puff up, boost, flog; N. Amer. informal ballyhoo, flack, huckster.

 

promoter

promoter noun promoters of alternative tourism point to its contribution to economic growth: advocate, champion, supporter, backer, upholder, proponent, exponent, protagonist, campaigner; N. Amer. booster.

 

promotion

promotion noun 1 his promotion to the rank of Brigadier: preferment, upgrading, move up, elevation, advancement, advance, step up, step up the ladder, aggrandizement; informal kick upstairs. 2 the promotion of competition in our domestic economy: encouragement, furtherance, furthering, advancement, assistance, aid, help, contribution to, fostering, boosting, stimulation, development; advocacy, recommendation, urging, support, backing, endorsement, championship, sponsoring, espousal; N. Amer. informal boosterism. 3 two tiring weeks of promotion for his first English-language movie: advertising, publicity, marketing, selling, advertising /publicity campaign, propaganda, publicization; informal hard sell, hype, plugging, puff, puffery; N. Amer. informal ballyhoo.

 

prompt

prompt verb 1 a sense of alarm prompted her to knock again: induce, make, move, cause, motivate, lead, dispose, persuade, incline, encourage, stimulate, prod, impel, spur on, urge, inspire; provoke, incite. ANTONYMS discourage. 2 the move could prompt a rise in UK base lending rates: give rise to, bring about, cause, occasion, result in, lead to, elicit, produce, bring on, engender, induce, call forth, evoke, precipitate, trigger, spark off, provoke, instigate. ANTONYMS deter, restrain. 3 the bridegroom could not follow the marriage service and had to be prompted by the impatient clergyman: remind, cue, give someone a cue, help out, coach, feed; jog someone's memory, refresh someone's memory. ▶adjective I should be grateful for a prompt reply: quick, swift, rapid, speedy, fast, direct, immediate, instant, instantaneous, expeditious, early, punctual, in good time, on time, timely; ready, willing, eager, unhesitating; archaic rathe. ANTONYMS slow, late; unwilling. ▶adverb he set off at 3.30 prompt: exactly, precisely, sharp, on the dot, dead, dead on, promptly, punctually, on the nail; informal bang on, spot on; N. Amer. informal on the button, on the nose; Austral. /NZ informal on the knocker. ▶noun he stopped, and Julia supplied a prompt: reminder, cue, feed.

 

prompting

prompting noun Gilbert needed no prompting and moved quickly towards her: encouragement, reminder (s ), reminding, cue (s ), prodding, pushing, persuasion, hint (s ), advice, suggestion (s ), assistance, inducement.

 

promptly

promptly adverb 1 William arrived promptly at 7.30: punctually, on time, on the dot, on the nail; informal bang on, spot on; N. Amer. informal on the button; Austral. /NZ informal on the knocker. 2 I expect the matter to be dealt with promptly: quickly, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, fast, as soon as possible, expeditiously; at once, immediately, straight away, right away, now, without delay, without hesitation, forthwith, directly, instantly, instantaneously, by return, unhesitatingly; N. Amer. momentarily; informal pronto, a.s.a.p., p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), in double quick time.

 

promptness

promptness noun he acted with commendable promptness: speed, swiftness, speediness, rapidity, promptitude, alacrity, dispatch, quickness, expeditiousness, expedition, immediacy, instantaneousness, readiness, willingness, eagerness; punctuality.

 

promulgate

promulgate verb 1 ideas which Ruskin had been the first to promulgate: make known, make public, publicize, spread, communicate, propagate, disseminate, circulate, broadcast, promote, announce, proclaim; literary bruit about. 2 the new law was promulgated on December 19: put into effect, enact, implement, enforce, pass.

 

Duden Dictionary

Promenade

Pro me na de Substantiv, feminin , die |Promen a de |die Promenade; Genitiv: der Promenade, Plural: die Promenaden französisch promenade, zu: promener, promenieren 1 besonders angelegter, breiter, gepflegter Spazierweg 2 veraltend Spaziergang, besonders auf einer Promenade 1

 

Promenadendeck

Pro me na den deck Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Promen a dendeck |Deck eines Fahrgastschiffes für den Aufenthalt im Freien

 

Promenadenkonzert

Pro me na den kon zert Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Promen a denkonzert |an, auf der Promenade 1 im Freien veranstaltetes Konzert

 

Promenadenmischung

Pro me na den mi schung Substantiv, feminin scherzhaft, auch abwertend , die |Promen a denmischung |aus zufälliger Kreuzung hervorgegangener, keiner Rasse zuzuordnender Hund

 

Promenadenweg

Pro me na den weg Substantiv, maskulin , der |Promen a denweg |

 

promenieren

pro me nie ren schwaches Verb gehoben |promen ie ren |französisch (se ) promener < mittelfranzösisch po (u )r mener, aus: po (u )r = im Kreis und mener < spätlateinisch minare = (an )treiben, führen a Perfektbildung mit »hat « an einem belebten Ort, auf einer Promenade o. Ä. langsam auf und ab gehen b Perfektbildung mit »ist « durch den Park promenieren

 

prometheisch

pro me the isch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |prometh e isch |nach Prometheus, dem Titanen der griechischen Mythologie an Kraft, Größe alles überragend, titanisch 2 eine prometheische Tat | prometheisches Ringen

 

Prometheus

Pro me theus Eigenname |Prom e theus |griechische Sagengestalt

 

Promethium

Pro me thi um Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |Prom e thium |zu den seltenen Erden gehörendes, radioaktives, fluoreszierendes Metall chemisches Element Pm

 

Promi

Pro mi Substantiv, feminin umgangssprachlich , die |Pr o mi |die Promi; Genitiv: der Promi, Plural: die Promis prominente weibliche Persönlichkeit; Prominente eine Promi wie Julia Roberts

 

Promi

Pro mi Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Pr o mi |der Promi; Genitiv: des Promis, Plural: die Promis prominente männliche Persönlichkeit; Prominenter ein Promi wie Oliver Kahn

 

Promille

Pro mil le Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Prom i lle |das Promille; Genitiv: des Promille [s ], Plural: die Promille a tausendster Teil, Tausendstel Hinweis bei Zahlenangaben, die sich auf die Vergleichszahl 1 000 beziehen; Zeichen: ‰ die Provision beträgt 70 Promille b Pluraletantum umgangssprachlich (messbarer ) Alkoholgehalt im Blut er fährt nur ohne Promille

 

Promillegrenze

Pro mil le gren ze Substantiv, feminin , die |Prom i llegrenze |gesetzlich festgelegter Grenzwert des Alkoholgehalts im Blut bei Kraftfahrern die Promillegrenze liegt bei 0,5 Promille

 

Promillesatz

Pro mil le satz Substantiv, maskulin , der |Prom i llesatz | vgl. Prozentsatz

 

prominent

pro mi nent Adjektiv |promin e nt |lateinisch prominens (Genitiv: prominentis ), adjektivisches 1. Partizip von: prominere = hervorragen 1 beruflich oder gesellschaftlich weithin bekannt, berühmt, einen besonderen Rang einnehmend beeinflusst von englisch prominent = bedeutend, bekannt oder daraus entlehnt ein prominenter Gast | prominent sein | substantiviert es waren auch einige Prominente anwesend 2 bildungssprachlich herausragend, bedeutend, maßgebend eine Frage von prominenter Bedeutung

 

Prominentenspiel

Pro mi nen ten spiel Substantiv, Neutrum Sport , das |Promin e ntenspiel |[für wohltätige Zwecke veranstaltetes ] Spiel 1d , das von Prominenten bestritten wird

 

Prominententreffen

Pro mi nen ten tref fen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Promin e ntentreffen |1 Zusammenkunft prominenter Persönlichkeiten 2 Sportjargon Prominentenspiel

 

Prominenz

Pro mi nenz Substantiv, feminin , die |Promin e nz |die Prominenz; Genitiv: der Prominenz, Plural: die Prominenzen englisch prominence < spätlateinisch prominentia = das Hervorragen 1 ohne Plural Anzahl von Prominenten [in einem bestimmten Bereich ] zur Prominenz gehören 2 a ohne Plural bildungssprachlich das Prominentsein b ohne Plural bildungssprachlich, selten prominente 2 Bedeutung er hat die Prominenz dieser Frage erkannt 3 Pluraletantum prominente 1 Persönlichkeiten Autogramme von Prominenzen sammeln

 

Prominenzen

Pro mi nen zen Pluralwort , die |Promin e nzen |Plural hervorragende Persönlichkeiten

 

promisk

pro misk Adjektiv fachsprachlich |prom i sk | promiskuitiv

 

Promiskuität

Pro mis ku i tät Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Promiskuit ä t |die Promiskuität; Genitiv: der Promiskuität zu lateinisch promiscuus = gemischt Geschlechtsverkehr mit häufig wechselnden Partnern

 

promiskuitiv

pro mis ku i tiv Adjektiv |promiskuit i v |bildungssprachlich in Promiskuität lebend; durch Promiskuität gekennzeichnet

 

promiskuos

pro mis ku os Adjektiv promiskuös |promisku o s | promiskuitiv

 

promiskuös

pro mis ku ös Adjektiv promiskuos |promisku ö s | promiskuitiv

 

Promissorium

Pro mis so ri um Substantiv, Neutrum Rechtssprache veraltet , das |Promiss o rium |das Promissorium; Genitiv: des Promissoriums, Plural: die Promissorien schriftliches Versprechen

 

Promittent

Pro mit tent Substantiv, maskulin schweizerische Rechtssprache, sonst veraltet , der |Promitt e nt |der Promittent; Genitiv: des Promittenten, Plural: die Promittenten lateinisch Versprechender

 

promittieren

pro mit tie ren schwaches Verb Rechtssprache veraltet |promitt ie ren |versprechen, verheißen

 

promoten

pro mo ten schwaches Verb |prom o ten auch …moʊ …|schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to promote, Promoter für jemanden, etwas Werbung betreiben, Reklame machen ein Projekt, einen Roman, eine Band promoten

 

Promoter

Pro mo ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |proˈmoːtɐ …ˈmoʊ …|der Promoter; Genitiv: des Promoters, Plural: die Promoter englisch promoter, zu: to promote = fördern; für jemanden, etwas Werbung treiben, zu lateinisch promotum, 2. Partizip von: promovere, promovieren 1 besonders Boxen, Ringen, Radsport Veranstalter von professionellen Wettkämpfen 2 Showgeschäft Veranstalter, Organisator von Konzerten, Tourneen, Popfestivals o. Ä.

 

Promoterin

Pro mo te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |proˈmoːtərɪn |weibliche Form zu Promoter

 

Promotion

Pro mo tion Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |proˈmoːʃn̩ …ˈmoʊʃn̩ |die Promotion; Genitiv: der Promotion, Plural: die Promotions englisch promotion Förderung des Absatzes 3 ; Werbung [durch besondere Werbemaßnahmen (z. B. Verteilung von Warenproben )] Promotion für ein Produkt machen

 

Promotion

Pro mo ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Promoti o n |die Promotion; Genitiv: der Promotion, Plural: die Promotionen spätlateinisch promotio = Beförderung (zu einem ehrenvollen Amt ), zu: promovere, promovieren 1 a Verleihung der Doktorwürde jemandem zur Promotion gratulieren | Promotion sub auspiciis [praesidentis rei publica ] (österreichisch für durchgängig hervorragende Leistungen in Schule, Studium und Doktoratsexamen verliehene Ehrenpromotion unter der Schirmherrschaft des Präsidenten )b österreichisch offizielle Feier, bei der die Doktorwürde verliehen wird meine Promotion findet morgen statt 2 a schweizerisch Beförderung 2 b schweizerisch Versetzung in die nächste Klasse Promotion gefährdet c schweizerisch, Sport Aufstieg, Vorrücken in die nächsthöhere Klasse, die nächste Runde

 

Promotionsordnung

Pro mo ti ons ord nung Substantiv, feminin , die |Promoti o nsordnung |Prüfungsordnung für Promotionen

 

Promotionsrecht

Pro mo ti ons recht Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Promoti o nsrecht |ohne Plural Recht (einer Fakultät, Hochschule ), die Doktorwürde zu verleihen

 

Promotiontour

Pro mo tion tour Substantiv, feminin , die |prəˈmoʊʃən …|der Promotion 1 dienende Tour 1 , an der häufig prominente Persönlichkeiten beteiligt sind

 

Promotor

Pro mo tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Prom o tor |der Promotor; Genitiv: des Promotors, Plural: die Promotoren lateinisch promotor = Vermehrer, zu promotum, Promoter 1 bildungssprachlich jemandes Manager, Förderer 2 österreichisch Professor, der die formelle Verleihung der Doktorwürde vornimmt

 

Promotorin

Pro mo to rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Promot o rin |die Promotorin; Genitiv: der Promotorin, Plural: die Promotorinnen weibliche Form zu Promotor

 

Promovend

Pro mo vend Substantiv, maskulin , der |Promov e nd |zu lateinisch promovere, promovieren jemand, der kurz vor seiner Promotion a steht

 

Promovendin

Pro mo ven din Substantiv, feminin , die |Promov e ndin |weibliche Form zu Promovend

 

promovieren

pro mo vie ren schwaches Verb |promov ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch promovere = vorwärtsbewegen; befördern, zu: movere, Motor 1 a die Doktorwürde erlangen sie hat [zum Doktor der Medizin, in Geschichte ] promoviert b (über ein bestimmtes Thema ) eine Dissertation schreiben 2 jemandem die Doktorwürde verleihen jemanden zum Doktor der Medizin promovieren 3 bildungssprachlich veraltend fördern, unterstützen

 

prompt

prompt Adjektiv |pr o mpt |französisch prompt = bereit, schnell < lateinisch promptus = gleich zur Hand, bereit, eigentlich = hervorgeholt, dann: zur Stelle, adjektivisches 2. Partizip von: promere = hervorholen 1 unmittelbar (als Reaktion auf etwas ) erfolgend eine prompte Antwort 2 umgangssprachlich, meist ironisch einer bestimmten Erwartung, Befürchtung o. Ä. genau entsprechend; tatsächlich ihr Mann ist auf den Trick prompt hereingefallen

 

Prompter

Promp ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pr o mpter | Kurzwort für: Teleprompter

 

Promptheit

Prompt heit Substantiv, feminin , die |Pr o mptheit |

 

promulgieren

pro mul gie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |promulg ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch promulgare (ein Gesetz o. Ä.) öffentlich bekannt machen

 

French Dictionary

promenade

promenade n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de se promener. : Une promenade dans la forêt. SYNONYME balade ; excursion ; randonnée . 2 Voie spécialement aménagée à l ’intention des promeneurs (Recomm. off. ). : La promenade Samuel De Champlain est un don du gouvernement du Québec à la capitale pour son 400 e anniversaire.

 

promener

promener v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Déplacer, faire aller dans plusieurs endroits, pour le plaisir. : Elle promène ses enfants de parc en parc. verbe pronominal Faire une promenade. : Allons nous promener à la campagne. SYNONYME balader . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Nous nous sommes promenés sur la plage abandonnée. LOCUTION Envoyer promener quelqu ’un. péjoratif Se débarrasser d ’une personne importune. : Il insistait, mais je l ’ai envoyé promener. lever

 

promeneur

promeneur , euse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui se promène. : Nous avons croisé des promeneurs qui profitaient du soleil. SYNONYME flâneur ; passant .

 

promesse

promesse n. f. nom féminin Engagement de faire quelque chose. : Elle a tenu sa promesse et nous a offert un beau voyage. Une promesse d ’achat.

 

prometteur

prometteur , euse adj. Qui donne de grandes espérances, plein de promesses. : Des recherches prometteuses. Un talent prometteur. SYNONYME encourageant .

 

promettre

promettre v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 S ’engager à faire quelque chose. : Tu m ’as promis un bouquet de fleurs. Elle promet de l ’aider de son mieux. SYNONYME assurer ; garantir . Note Syntaxique Le verbe se construit avec un complément direct, avec la préposition de suivie de l ’infinitif ou avec la conjonction que suivie de l ’indicatif futur ou du conditionnel. Je lui ai promis que j ’écrirai tous les jours ou que j ’écrirais quotidiennement. 2 figuré Annoncer, faire espérer. : Ce ciel étoilé nous promet une belle journée. SYNONYME laisser prévoir ; présager . verbe pronominal 1 Décider. : Elles se sont promis de ne pas succomber à cette tentation. Note Syntaxique Le participe passé suivi de l ’infinitif est invariable. 2 Espérer. : Je me promets d ’explorer le pays. SYNONYME compter . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Les vacances qu ’il s ’était promises. Elles se sont promises l ’une à l ’autre. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Elles se sont promis de fréquentes visites. Jacinthe s ’est promis d ’assister à la réunion. remettre INDICATIF PRÉSENT Je promets, tu promets, il promet, nous promettons, vous promettez, ils promettent. IMPARFAIT Je promettais. PASSÉ SIMPLE Je promis. FUTUR Je promettrai. CONDITIONNEL PRÉSENT Je promettrais. IMPÉRATIF PRÉSENT Promets, promettons, promettez. SUBJONCTIF PRÉSENT Que je promette. IMPARFAIT Que je promisse. PARTICIPE PRÉSENT Promettant. PASSÉ Promis, ise.

 

promiscuité

promiscuité n. f. nom féminin Voisinage désagréable. : La promiscuité des campings peut être fâcheuse. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom proximité, voisinage.

 

promo

promo n. f. (pl. promos ) nom féminin Abréviation familière de promotion. : Les copines de la promo 1982.

 

promontoire

promontoire n. m. nom masculin Cap de grande dimension. : De ce promontoire qu ’est le cap Diamant, on a une vue magnifique du fleuve. Note Orthographique promontoir e.

 

promoteur

promoteur promotrice n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 littéraire Initiateur, précurseur, auteur. : Le promoteur de la paix. Une promotrice de la conservation du patrimoine architectural. 2 Personne qui finance et dirige la construction d ’immeubles. : Un promoteur immobilier.

 

promotion

promotion n. f. nom féminin 1 Nomination à un poste supérieur, à un grade. : Elle a eu une promotion; elle est maintenant vice-présidente. 2 Ensemble des diplômés d ’un établissement d ’enseignement secondaire, collégial ou universitaire, ayant terminé, la même année, un programme d ’études sanctionné par un même diplôme (Recomm. off. ). : Elle est de la promotion des M.B.A. de 1982. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • cohorte, ensemble des élèves fréquentant ou ayant fréquenté la même classe (échelon du programme d ’études ) au cours du même intervalle de temps; • génération, ensemble des personnes ayant à peu près le même âge à la même époque. 3 Ensemble de moyens mis en œuvre pour favoriser l ’accès à de meilleures conditions de vie de certains groupes sociaux. : La promotion des femmes. 4 Stimulation des ventes. : Cet article est en promotion (et non *vente ), son prix est réduit de 25 \%.

 

promotionnel

promotionnel , elle adj. adjectif Propre à favoriser la vente. : Un prix promotionnel.

 

promouvoir

promouvoir v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Favoriser, encourager. : Promouvoir la recherche médicale, la conservation du patrimoine. SYNONYME soutenir . 2 Donner une promotion à quelqu ’un. : Elle a été promue à la tête de l ’entreprise. émouvoir

 

prompt

prompt prompte adj. adjectif 1 Rapide, expéditif. : Je vous souhaite un prompt rétablissement. 2 Qui se met en colère facilement. SYNONYME colérique ; emporté ; irascible . Note Technique En ce sens, l ’adjectif demeure usuel au Québec et dans la francophonie canadienne, mais il n ’appartient plus à l ’usage courant de la majorité des locuteurs du français. Prononciation Au masculin, le p et le t se prononcent ou non; au féminin, le p se prononce ou non, [prɔ̃ [pt ], prɔ̃ [p ]t ] Note Orthographique prom pt.

 

promptement

promptement adv. adverbe Rapidement. : Nous avons été servis promptement. SYNONYME en peu de temps ; vite . Prononciation Le p est muet, [prɔ̃tmɑ̃ ] Note Orthographique prom p tement.

 

promptitude

promptitude n. f. nom féminin Rapidité, diligence. : Elle a exécuté le travail avec la plus grande promptitude. SYNONYME célérité ; empressement . Prononciation Le p est muet, [prɔ̃tityd ]

 

promu

promu , ue adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Personne qui a reçu une promotion. : Les dernières promues, les nouveaux promus.

 

promulgation

promulgation n. f. nom féminin Action de promulguer une nouvelle loi. : La promulgation de la Charte de la langue française.

 

promulguer

promulguer v. tr. verbe transitif Édicter une loi. : Promulguer une loi. La Charte de la langue française a été promulguée en 1977. aimer Conjugaison Ce verbe s ’écrit toujours avec un u, même devant les lettres a et o. Il promulgua, nous promulguons.

 

Spanish Dictionary

promecio

promecio nombre masculino Prometio .

 

promediar

promediar verbo transitivo 1 Calcular o determinar el promedio de una cosa .2 verbo intransitivo Llegar un periodo de tiempo aproximadamente a su mitad . Conjugación [12 ] como cambiar .

 

promedio

promedio nombre masculino Resultado que se obtiene al dividir la suma de varias cantidades por el número de sumandos :el promedio de alumnos por maestro es de 26; hay un promedio de ventas muy reducido; algunos árboles tienen un promedio de 200 años de vida .SINÓNIMO media .

 

promesa

promesa nombre femenino 1 Acción de prometer :hacer una promesa; cumplir una promesa; incumplir una promesa; quebrantar una promesa .2 Ofrecimiento solemne que hace una persona de cumplir con rectitud y fidelidad un determinado deber, empleando para ello una fórmula fija :el nuevo presidente juró su cargo con la mano sobre una Biblia .SINÓNIMO juramento .3 Ofrecimiento religioso que una persona hace de realizar una obra piadosa que conlleva algún tipo de sacrificio para ella, ya sea por devoción o para obtener un determinado beneficio :miles de feligreses se acercan hasta la basílica para rendir homenaje a la Virgen, rezar o cumplir alguna promesa por los favores concedidos durante el año .SINÓNIMO voto .4 Persona que muestra cualidades especiales en una determinada actividad y que en el futuro pueden llegar a hacerla triunfar :el joven delantero es una promesa del fútbol; la promesa del ciclismo colombiano reconoce que no está en las mejores condiciones para ganar la Gran Vuelta .5 Augurio, indicio o señal que hace esperar algo bueno o positivo .

 

promesante

promesante nombre común Arg, Chile Persona que cumple una promesa piadosa, generalmente en procesión .

 

prometazina

prometazina nombre femenino med Antihistamínico que tiene propiedades sedantes y antitusígenas .

 

prometedor, -ra

prometedor, -ra adjetivo [persona, cosa ] Que promete o da muestras de que va a triunfar o a resultar bueno en el futuro :tienes un futuro prometedor; es un futbolista muy prometedor .

 

prometer

prometer verbo transitivo 1 Decir [una persona ] que hará o dirá algo, comprometiéndose u obligándose a ello :prometer fidelidad; los ciudadanos pidieron a su alcalde que prometiera solamente aquello que pudiera cumplir; te diré una cosa si me prometes que no vas a enojarte; él promete mucho y no cumple nada .2 Hacer [una persona ] la promesa solemne de cumplir con rectitud y fidelidad un determinado deber, empleando para ello una fórmula fija :prometer la Constitución; prometer un cargo .3 Comprometer a una persona con otra para que se casen :la leyenda cuenta la historia de una humilde doncella a la que sus padres prometieron con un joven de familia ilustre al que la muchacha no amaba .4 Asegurar o afirmar la verdad de lo que se dice :te prometo que no sé de qué me estás hablando .5 Dar [una cosa ] muestras o indicios de que en el futuro será tal y como se expresa :se ha inaugurado un nuevo ciclo de debates que prometen ser calientes .6 verbo intransitivo Mostrar [una persona o una cosa ] cualidades especiales que en el futuro pueden llegar a hacerla triunfar :hacia 1796, Beethoven era solo un joven que prometía; el partido de fútbol de esta tarde promete .7 prometerse verbo pronominal Dar formalmente [una persona ] palabra de matrimonio a otra .8 prometerse Ofrecerse [una persona ], por devoción y agradecimiento, al servicio o culto divino .9 prometerse Esp Esperar una cosa o confiar en lograrla, en que ocurrirá o en que sucederá de forma grata :eso o poco más, le hacía ver, era cuanto podía esperar de mí, eso era todo lo que podía prometerse de vivir conmigo .prometérselas (muy ) felices Esp coloquial Tener esperanza, con poco fundamento, de lograr lo que se desea sin gran dificultad :el equipo de fútbol europeo se las promete muy felices frente a sus rivales norteamericanos . VÉASE prometer el oro y el moro . ETIMOLOGÍA Voz patrimonial del latín promittere ‘hacer o dejar ir adelante ’, ‘dejar progresar ’, ‘prometer ’ (fig. ), derivado de mittere ‘hacer ir, enviar ’. De la familia etimológica de meter (V.).

 

prometido, -da

prometido, -da nombre masculino y femenino Persona que está comprometida para casarse con otra :una pareja de prometidos .

 

prometio

prometio (también promecio )nombre masculino Elemento químico de número atómico 61, masa atómica 147 y símbolo Pm ; es un metal radiactivo obtenido artificialmente que se usa en baterías atómicas y como fuente de partículas beta :el prometio pertenece al grupo de los lantánidos .

 

prominencia

prominencia nombre femenino 1 Cualidad de prominente :la prominencia de las mandíbulas disminuye en los homínidos .2 Abultamiento o elevación de una cosa sobre lo que está alrededor :un terreno con prominencias .

 

prominente

prominente adjetivo 1 Que se eleva, se levanta o sobresale en relación con lo que está alrededor :nariz prominente; la figura de Hércules prominente entre dos columnas .2 [persona ] Que es ilustre o famoso :prominente científico; sinfonistas prominentes .

 

promiscuar

promiscuar verbo intransitivo 1 Participar indistintamente en cosas heterogéneas u opuestas .2 verbo intransitivo Comer carne y pescado en una misma comida durante los días de cuaresma u otros en que la Iglesia lo prohíbe .Conjug. [10 ] como adecuar .

 

promiscuidad

promiscuidad nombre femenino 1 Mezcla o confusión desordenada de cosas diversas .2 Conducta o comportamiento de la persona que cambia con frecuencia de pareja sexual buscando únicamente el placer .

 

promiscuo, -cua

promiscuo, -cua adjetivo 1 Que está mezclado de forma confusa o indiferente :apunta el psiquiatra que la tensión agresiva del paciente aumenta, debido a la suma de las agresividades patológicas individuales y a las que generan las presencias promiscuas e indeseadas de los otros .2 Que denota promiscuidad sexual :conducta sexual promiscua .3 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que actúa con promiscuidad en el terreno sexual .

 

promisión

promisión nombre femenino 1 formal Promesa .2 der Oferta o promesa de dar o de hacer, acerca de la cual no ha mediado estipulación o pacto con la persona a quien favorece o interesa . VÉASE tierra de promisión .

 

promisorio, -ria

promisorio, -ria adjetivo Que incluye o encierra en sí una promesa :el emigrante campesino descubre en la ciudad un mercado de trabajo más promisorio y la expectativa de una ocupación menos dura que las labores agrícolas .

 

promitente

promitente nombre común formal Persona que hace una promesa .

 

promoción

promoción nombre femenino 1 Acción de promocionar a una persona, un producto, un servicio, etc. :promoción turística; promoción de jóvenes valores; las agencias de publicidad se encargan de la promoción de los productos comerciales .2 Campaña publicitaria que se hace de un determinado producto o servicio durante un tiempo limitado mediante una oferta atractiva :promoción de descuento; en el súper están haciendo una promoción de refrescos muy interesante: pagas dos y te llevas tres; hasta que acabe la promoción, por el revelado de un rollo te regalan un álbum de fotos .3 Conjunto de personas que llevan a cabo conjuntamente una determinada actividad realizada temporalmente, generalmente formativa, como una carrera universitaria o deportiva, el servicio militar, un empleo, etc. :ser compañeros de promoción; es un aliciente para mí ser de la misma promoción que estos jugadores que ya han debutado en primera división; la obra del director fallecido será un buen legado para las futuras promociones de cineastas .4 Ascenso de categoría que una persona obtiene en el trabajo o en las relaciones sociales :buscar la promoción .5 dep Partido o conjunto de partidos que se disputan al final de una competición deportiva entre dos o más equipos para determinar cuáles son los que ascienden o descienden de categoría y cuáles permanecen en la misma :tres equipos catalanes jugarán la promoción de ascenso a segunda división .6 dep Posición clasificatoria que obliga o da acceso a un equipo deportivo a jugar estos partidos :el equipo rojiblanco está a solo dos puntos de la promoción .

 

promocional

promocional adjetivo Que favorece el incremento de las ventas :acto promocional; infraestructura promocional; entrevistas promocionales con la prensa .

 

promocionar

promocionar verbo transitivo 1 Dar publicidad a un producto, un servicio, etc. , para que sea conocido públicamente, o a una persona para hacerla famosa, especialmente con intereses comerciales :se han creado diversos premios literarios para promocionar la literatura infantil y juvenil; están de gira promocionado su último elepé; se hizo famosa porque la promocionó una actriz muy conocida .2 Ayudar a alguien a subir de categoría en el trabajo o en las relaciones sociales :si hubieran promocionado un poco a Rosa, ahora sería gerente de la empresa; desde que ocupó el cargo, no ha hecho otra cosa que promocionarse .3 verbo intransitivo dep Jugar [un equipo deportivo ] una promoción :este año promocionarán dos equipos y subirán directamente otros dos .4 promocionarse verbo pronominal Subir [una persona ] de categoría en el trabajo o en las relaciones sociales :dedica gran parte de su tiempo a sus actividades profesionales, intentando promocionarse socialmente y elevar el nivel de sus ingresos económicos .

 

promontorio

promontorio nombre masculino 1 Elevación del terreno o monte de poca altura :el convento está situado sobre un promontorio que domina el precioso valle .2 Elevación del terreno o punta rocosa que avanza en el mar :uno de los más altos promontorios de la costa uruguaya es el de Punta Ballena .3 Amontonamiento o bulto que se forma sobre algo y que causa gran estorbo :si no le haces la coleta bien te quedarán promontorios .4 anat Estructura de forma sobresaliente y abultada de ciertas partes del organismo .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín promontorium ‘cabo, promontorio ’, derivado de mons , montis ‘monte ’. De la familia etimológica de monte (V.).

 

promotor, -ra

promotor, -ra adjetivo 1 Que promueve algo :el papel del Estado como promotor de cambios estaba en la mayoría de las conciencias de los políticos ilustrados del siglo; nueve países de América del Sur y el Caribe son los promotores de esta iniciativa .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que organiza una actividad económica, corre con su financiación y nombra a las personas encargadas de su realización :promotor inmobiliario; a las diez de esta noche, patrocinada por una conocida marca de cerveza y organizada por el promotor Enrique Soria, se celebra el primer festival de rock de la ciudad .

 

promovedor, -ra

promovedor, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Promotor :será castigado con la pena de reclusión mayor cuando el culpable fuere promovedor .

 

promover

promover verbo transitivo 1 Fomentar o favorecer la realización o el desarrollo de una cosa, iniciándola o activándola si se encuentra paralizada o detenida provisionalmente :promover un pleito; promover un expediente; estas acciones están destinadas a promover el papel del teatro como instrumento de animación política, social y cultural .2 Hacer que se produzca un hecho como respuesta o reacción a algo :promover escándalos; grupos de jóvenes radicales promovieron disturbios en el centro de la ciudad .3 Ascender a alguien de categoría social o profesional :promoverán a algunos jefes de sección a directores de planta .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del latín promovere ‘mover, empujar hacia delante ’. De la familia etimológica de mover (V.). Conjugación [32 ] como mover .

 

promptu

promptu formal Palabra que se utiliza en la expresión latina in promptu que significa ‘de repente ’, ‘de manera inesperada, brusca y no deliberada ’.

 

promulgación

promulgación nombre femenino Publicación oficial de una ley u otra disposición de la autoridad :la promulgación del nuevo Código Civil; la promulgación de una normativa; la promulgación de la Constitución .

 

promulgar

promulgar verbo transitivo Publicar una cosa de forma oficial, especialmente una ley u otra disposición de la autoridad, para que sea conocido por todos :en 1917, como parte del proceso de la Revolución mexicana, se promulgaba la nueva constitución . Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .

 

Sanseido Dictionary

PROM

PROM 〖 programmable ROM 〗使用者がプログラムを書き込むことのできる ROM 。

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

PROM

PROM /prɑm /〖p rogrammable r ead- o nly m emory 〗名詞 C 〘コンピュ 〙ピーロム 〘書き込み可能ROM 〙.

 

prom

prom /prɑm |prɔm /名詞 C 1 ｟米 ｠(高校卒業時の )ダンスパーティ, プロム 〘高校生活を締めくくる一大イベント; 通例正装の上, 男女のペアを組んで参加する 〙.2 ｟英 くだけて ｠＝promenade 名詞 2 .3 ｟英 くだけて ｠＝promenade concert .

 

promenade

prom e nade /prɑ̀mənéɪd |prɔ̀mənɑ́ːd, -́-- /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 ｟英 ｠海岸遊歩道 .2 ｟やや古 ｠遊歩 , 散歩 .3 (劇場などの )休憩用廊下 .4 ｟米 ｠(高校 大学での )公式ダンスパーティ .動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 …を散歩 [遊歩 ]する .2 …をこれ見よがしに連れて [持って ]歩く .～̀ c ó ncert ｟英 ｠プロムナードコンサート 〘通常, 聴衆は立ったまま演奏を聴く 〙.～̀ d é ck 〘船 〙遊歩甲板 .

 

Prometheus

Pro me theus /prəmíːθjuːs, -θiəs /名詞 〘ギ神 〙プロメテウス 〘火の神; 神から火を盗んだ罰としてZeusにより鎖につながれたが, Herculesによって助け出された 〙.

 

prominence

prom i nence /prɑ́mɪnəns |prɔ́m -/名詞 1 U 目立つこと ; 傑出, 卓越 ▸ gain prominence 有名になる ▸ come [rise ] to national prominence 国中に知られるようになる ▸ give equal [more ] prominence to A Aを等しく [より ]重要視する, 目立たせる 2 C ｟かたく ｠突出部 ; 目立つ場所 .3 C 〘天 〙(太陽の )紅炎, プロミネンス .

 

prominent

prom i nent /prɑ́mɪnənt |prɔ́m -/〖pro (前に )minent (突き出した )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～｟主に書 ｠1 〈人が 〉 «…で » 卓越 [傑出 ]した , 有名な (well-known ) «in » ; 〈立場が 〉重要な (important )▸ a prominent scientist 傑出した科学者 ▸ The leader became prominent in the civil rights movement .その指導者は公民権運動で有名になった ▸ play a prominent role [part ]重要な役割を果たす 2 〈体の部位などが 〉突き出した , 突起した ▸ John has a prominent nose [prominent teeth ].ジョンは鼻が高い [出っ歯である ]3 〈場所 特徴などが 〉 «…において » 目立つ , 顕著な «in » ▸ Let us post emergency numbers on a board in a prominent place .緊急電話番号を掲示板の目立つところに貼 （は ）っておこう ▸ Veins were prominent in his forehead and neck .静脈が彼の額と首にくっきりと浮かび上がっていた

 

prominently

pr ó m i nent ly 副詞 目立つように, 顕著に .

 

promiscuity

prom is cu i ty /prɑ̀məskjúːəti |prɔ́m -/名詞 U ｟かたく ｠錯綜 （さくそう ）, 混乱状態 ; 無差別 ; 乱交, 乱れた性関係 .

 

promiscuous

pro mis cu ous /prəmɪ́skjuəs , ｟米 ｠proʊ -/形容詞 1 (男女の )乱交の .2 ｟古 かたく ｠錯綜 （さくそう ）した, 乱雑な, 雑多な ; 無差別な .

 

promise

prom ise /prɑ́məs |prɔ́m -/〖pro (前に )mise (送る )〗(形 )promising 動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-t /; -ising 他動詞 1 a. 〖promise to do 〗…すると約束する [請け合う ]; 〖promise (A ) (that )節 〗(A 〈人 〉に ) …ということを約束する ; 〖～ oneself (that )節 〗…ということを楽しみにする ▸ I promise to pay you back. ≒I promise (you ) (that ) I'll pay you back .お金はお返しすると約束します ▸ He promised not to laugh. ≒He promised (me ) he wouldn't laugh .彼は笑わないと約束した (!｟コーパス ｠to不定詞の前にnotやneverを伴うときはpromise A to doの型は ｟まれ ｠) ▸ I promised myself I would spend more time with my kids .子供たちと一緒に過ごす時間を増やそうと心待ちにしていた b. 〖promise (A ) B /B (to A )〗(A 〈人 〉に )B 〈物 事 〉を与えると約束する (→give 他動詞 1 語法 (5 )(a )); 〖～ oneself A 〗A 〈事 〉を心待ちにする ▸ “I want you to promise me something. Don't go out without me! ” “Okay, I promise. ”「約束して欲しいんだ, 私を置いて外出しないこと 」「わかった, 約束するよ 」 (!｟コーパス ｠通例後に約束の内容が続くが, すでに暗黙の了解になっている事の確認にも用いる ) ▸ When the exam is finished, she has promised herself a holiday in Hokkaido .彼女は試験が終わったら北海道で休暇を過ごそうと楽しみにしている ▸ I can't promise anything .｟話 ｠やってはみるけど保証はできない c. ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と約束して言う (!(1 )｟コーパス ｠伝達部は文尾のほか, 文中 文頭も可能; →say 他動詞 1a 語法 .(2 )直接引用部は通例一人称主語 ) ▸ “I'll remember, ” he promised .「覚えておくよ 」と彼は約束した d. 〖promise A to do 〗A 〈人 〉に … すると約束する (!tell A to doの型と違ってAはto不定詞の意味上の主語でないことに注意 ) ▸ Will you promise me to finish it by tomorrow? それを明日までに仕上げると約束してくれるかい 事情 英米では約束を破ることは信頼関係を大きく傷つける. 日本の 「うそも方便 」的な考えや単なる社交辞令で済まされないことも多いので注意 (→lie 2 , liar ).2 〈事が 〉〈事 〉が起こりそうなことを示す ; 〖～ to do 〗〈事が 〉…しそうである ▸ It promises to be quite a party .すばらしいパーティになりそうだ 自動詞 1 約束する , 請け合う (↑他動詞 1 b 第1例 )▸ “Promise? ” “Promise . [I promise .]”「約束するかい 」「約束するよ 」▸ As I promised then, I've enclosed several copies of our catalogue .あの時お約束したとおり, 当社のカタログを数部同封しました 2 〖～＋副詞 〗〈事 人が 〉見込みがある ▸ Everything seemed to promise well .何もかも幸先がいいように思えた as pr ó mised 約束通り ▸ All worked exactly as promised .みんなまさに約束どおりに働いた ; すべてまさに説明書どおりに動いた .I (can ) pr ó mise you .〖しばしば挿入句的に 〗｟くだけた話 ｠1 (励まして )間違いなく …だと思う ▸ The park, I promise you , is safe .その公園は間違いなく安全だと思います 2 (警告して )言っておくけど .名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /1 C «…するという /…という /…を与えるという » 約束 «to do /that 節 /of » ; 【人から /人に対する 】約束 «from /to » ▸ He made a promise (to his wife ) that he would come home by 6 o'clock .彼は妻に6時までに帰ると約束した (!｟コーパス ｠make a promise to one's wife (妻に約束する )やmake a promise to come home by 6 o'clock (6時までに帰宅すると約束する )の型は可能だがmake a promise to his wife to come home by 6 o'clockは ｟まれ ｠) ▸ He left her with a promise to be right back .彼はすぐに戻ると約束して彼女のもとを去った ▸ They kept [broke ] a promise not to betray us .彼らは我々を裏切らないという約束を守った [破った ]▸ deliver (｟米 ｠ on ) [fulfill ] a promise of true reform ｟かたく ｠真の改革をするという約束を果たす ▸ That's a promise from me to you .それが私から君への約束だ 2 U (前途の )見込み , 有望 ; 気配 , 兆し ▸ His eyes seemed full of promise .彼の目は希望に満ちているように思えた ▸ The student shows promise in math .その学生は数学では将来有望だ ▸ with the promise of A Aを見込んで ▸ That treaty holds (out ) the promise of a permanent peace .その条約は恒久平和の可能性を提供してくれるものだ the l à nd of pr ó mise ＝promised land .～̀ d l á nd 〖the ～〗あこがれの地 [状態 ]; 〖the P- L- 〗天国 ; 〘聖書 〙約束の地, カナンの地 .pr ó m is er 名詞

 

promising

prom is ing /prɑ́məsɪŋ |prɔ́m -/→promise 形容詞 more ～; most ～〈人 物が 〉前途有望な , 期待のもてる , 将来を見込める ; 好転しそうな ▸ promising youngsters 将来のある若者たち ▸ The results were promising .結果は期待をもたせるものだった ▸ The weather looks promising .天気はよくなりそうだ ～ly 副詞

 

promissory

prom is so ry /prɑ́məsɔ̀ːri |prɔ́mɪs (ə )ri /形容詞 約束 [契約 ]の ; 支払いを約束する .～́ n ò te 約束手形 .

 

promo

pro mo /próʊmoʊ /名詞 複 ～s C ｟くだけて ｠(短い )宣伝用のビデオ [予告 ]; ｟米 ｠(テレビなどの )宣伝 (活動 ).

 

promontory

prom on to ry /prɑ́məntɔ̀ːri |prɔ́mənt (ə )ri /名詞 複 -ries C 岬 ; 〘解剖 〙岬角 （こうかく ）.

 

promote

pro mote /prəmóʊt /〖pro (前へ )mote (進める )〗(名 )promoter, promotion 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; -moting 他動詞 1 …を促進する , 振興する ; 〈理念など 〉を推進する , 奨励する ▸ Science promotes economic growth .科学が経済成長を促進する ▸ promote equality of opportunity 機会の平等を推進する 2 〖通例be ～d 〗 «…へと » 昇進する , 昇級する «to » (↔demote )▸ Onassis was promoted from associate professor to full professor .オナシスは准教授から教授へと昇進した (!役職は通例無冠詞 ) 3 (宣伝などで )〈製品など 〉の販売を 促進する ; «…として » …を売り込む «as » (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ promote a new CD 新しいCDの販売促進を行う 4 〈コンサート スポーツ試合など 〉を主催する .5 〘スポーツ 〙〖通例be ～d 〗〈チームが 〉【上位リーグなどへと 】昇格する «to » (↔relegate ).6 〈事業など 〉を発起する .7 〈議案 〉の通過を促す .8 〘チェス 〙〈ポーン 〉をクイーンにならせる .

 

promoter

pro mot er /prəmóʊtə r /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (コンサート 試合などの )主催者 , 興行主 ; (会社などの )発起人 , 創立者 .2 推進 [奨励 ]者 .3 ｟かたく ｠促進物 [剤 ].

 

promotion

pro mo tion /prəmóʊʃ (ə )n /→promote 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗 «…への » 昇進 , 昇級 «to » ▸ get (a ) promotion 昇進する 2 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗(製品などの )販売促進活動 ; C 販売促進される製品 ▸ The authority restricts tobacco advertising and promotion .当局はタバコの広告と販売促進活動を規制している 3 U ｟かたく ｠促進 , 振興 ; (理念などの )推進 , 奨励 ▸ promotion of international business 国際的事業の振興 ▸ health promotion activities 健康推進活動 4 U 〘スポーツ 〙【上位リーグなどへの 】昇格 «to » (↔relegation ).5 U (事業などの )発起 , (会社の )設立 .be on one's prom ó tion 昇進を目当てに身を慎む .

 

promotional

pro m ó tion al /-n (ə )l /形容詞 販売促進用の ; 宣伝用の .

 

prompt

prompt /prɑm (p )t |prɔm (p )t /〖語源は 「手元にある, 準備のできた 」〗(副 )promptly 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈物 事が 〉〈人 〉を刺激する ; 〖prompt A to do 〗A 〈人 〉に …するよう促す ▸ What prompted you to write the book? その本を書いたきっかけは何ですか 2 〈物 事が 〉〈行動 言葉など 〉を (反応として )引き出す , 誘発する ▸ The incident prompted my decision .その出来事によって決心がついた 3 〈言葉につまった人 〉にきっかけを与える ; 〘劇 〙〈役者 〉にせりふを思い出させる ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と言って言葉を促す (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 ).自動詞 役者にせりふを思い出させる .形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗即座の , 早速の ; 時機を得た ; 〘商 〙即時の 〈支払い 〉▸ We appreciate your prompt attention [response ] to our request .要望に対する迅速な対応 [回答 ]に感謝します 2 〖be ～〗〈人などが 〉 «…において /…するのに » 機敏な , すばやい ; 期限を守る «in /to do » ▸ The company is prompt in their payments .その会社は支払いが速い [期日通りに支払う ]名詞 C 1 思い出させる言葉 ; 〘劇 〙せりふ付け 〘役者がせりふを忘れたときに舞台袖 （そで ）から言ってやる言葉 〙.2 〘商 〙支払い期限 ; 支払い期限付き契約 .3 〘コンピュ 〙プロンプト 〘ディスプレイ上に現れる入力を促す記号 〙.副詞 ｟くだけて ｠(時間が )きっかり , ちょうど ▸ at five prompt 5時ちょうどに (!時刻を表す表現の後に置く ) .～́ b ò ok [c ò py ]プロンプター用台本 .～́ b ò x プロンプター席 〘舞台の陰にある席 〙.～́ n ò te 〘商 〙代金請求書, 支払期日通知書 .～́ s ì de 〘劇 〙(舞台の )プロンプター側 〘｟英 ｠では下手, ｟米 ｠では上手にあたる 〙.

 

prompter

pr ó mpt er 名詞 C 1 〘劇 〙プロンプター, せりふ付け役 .2 プロンプター 〘発表者 演説者のために原稿を表示する装置 〙.～ness 名詞

 

prompting

pr ó mpt ing 名詞 U 1 〖時に ～s 〗訴え, 促すこと ; 説得 .2 〘劇 〙せりふ付け .

 

promptitude

promp ti tude /prɑ́m (p )tət j ùːd |prɔ́m (p )tɪ -/名詞 U ｟かたく ｠機敏, 敏速 .

 

promptly

prompt ly /prɑ́m (p )tli |prɔ́m (p )t- /→prompt 副詞 1 more ～; most ～迅速に , 即刻 (immediately )▸ Thank-you letters should be written promptly .礼状はすぐに書かなければならない 2 比較なし «…の時刻 /…の日付に » ちょうど , きっかり «at /on » .

 

promulgate

prom ul gate /prɑ́m (ə )lɡèɪt, proʊmʌ́lɡeɪt |prɔ́m (ə )l- /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈思想 信仰など 〉を広める, 普及させる .2 〈法律 規則など 〉を公布 [発布 ]する .

 

promulgation

pr ò m ul g á tion 名詞 U 普及 ; 公布, 発布 .