Prompt and Yield

Prompt

Prompt verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: a misguided pride prompted the family to refuse all offers of help

Yield and prompt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yield" instead a verb "Prompt".

Yield

Yield verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: the sort of embarrassing question that seldom yields an honest answer

Prompt and yield are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prompt" instead a verb "Yield".

Nearby Words: yielding, yielded

How words are described

normal normal prompt normal yield
final final prompt final yield
biggest biggest prompt biggest yield

Common collocations

someone prompt someone yield someone
answer prompt answer yield answer
powers prompt powers yield powers
reactions prompt reactions yield reactions
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