pronto

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pronto, from Latin prōmptus. Doublet of prompt.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒntəʊ/, [ˈpʰɹɒntʰəʊ̯]
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑntoʊ/, [ˈpʰɹɑntʰoʊ̯], [ˈpʰɹɑnoʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɒntəʊ

Adverb

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pronto (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Quickly, very soon, promptly.
    I need to finish this assignment pronto.
    • 2024 September 12, Sam Damshenas, “‘A new direction for the franchise’: Drag Race UK stars on “mind-blowing” season 6”, in Gay Times[1]:
      [] I burst through the door with a pregnancy bump and shouted at him, pretending to be his mistress. I’ve never seen a man look so horrified in his life. I then went into a spontaneous lip-sync of ‘I Will Survive’.” (We need footage, pronto.)

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin prōmptus.

Adverb

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pronto

  1. early
  2. soon
  3. nearby

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin prōmptus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾonto/ [ˈpɾon̪.t̪ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -onto
  • Hyphenation: pron‧to

Adjective

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pronto (feminine pronta, masculine plural prontos, feminine plural prontas)

  1. prompt, speedy
  2. ready, at the ready; willing
    Estades prontos?Are you ready?
    • 1861, José Sánchez de Santamarina, transl., Gospel of Matthew, page 115:
      Que si ben o esprito está pronto, a carne sin embargo é fraca
      Because even if the spirit is willing, the flesh is weak

Adverb

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pronto

  1. soon
    Synonyms: axiña, decontado
  2. early
    Synonym: cedo
    Antonym: tarde

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin prōmptus.

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pronto (feminine pronta, masculine plural pronti, feminine plural pronte, superlative prontissimo)

  1. ready, prepared
    È pronto il pranzo?Is lunch ready?
  2. willing, prompt, set

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Noun

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pronto m (plural pronti)

  1. ready-made

Interjection

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pronto

  1. (telephony) hello (when answering the phone)

Further reading

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  • pronto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin prōmptus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -õtu
  • Hyphenation: pron‧to

Adjective

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pronto (feminine pronta, masculine plural prontos, feminine plural prontas, comparable, comparative mais pronto, superlative o mais pronto or prontíssimo, diminutive prontinho, augmentative prontão)

  1. fast; instant; immediate (that does not delay)
  2. finished
  3. ready
    O jantar está pronto.
    Dinner is ready.
  4. free
  5. fit
  6. present
  7. (Brazil, slang) penniless

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:pronto.

Adverb

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pronto

  1. promptly

Noun

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pronto m (plural prontos)

  1. trained soldier (soldier who successfully completed their training period)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin promptus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾonto/ [ˈpɾõn̪.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -onto
  • Syllabification: pron‧to

Adjective

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pronto (feminine pronta, masculine plural prontos, feminine plural prontas)

  1. prompt, on time
  2. ready

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Adverb

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pronto (superlative prontísimo)

  1. soon, promptly, any time soon
    Synonym: luego
    de prontosuddenly

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