pronto

pron·to

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pron-toh]
- /ˈprɒn toʊ/
- /ˈprɒn.təʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pron-toh]
- /ˈprɒn toʊ/

Definitions of pronto word

adverb pronto promptly; quickly. 1
adverb pronto If you say that something must be done pronto, you mean that it must be done quickly and at once. 0
adverb pronto at once; promptly 0
adverb pronto at once; quickly; immediately 0

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Origin of pronto

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50, Americanism; < Spanish (adj. and adv.) quick, quickly < Latin promptus prompt (adj.)

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Parts of speech for Pronto

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pronto

pronto popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pronto

adj pronto

alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
asap — asap is an abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'.
barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
blue streak — anything regarded as like a streak of lightning in speed, vividness, etc.
chop-chop — with haste; quickly.

adv pronto

any more — If something does not happen or is not true any more or any longer, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
at present — A situation that exists at present exists now, although it may change.
before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
bright and early — very early in the morning

adverb pronto

expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
now — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
quickly — with speed; rapidly; very soon.

adjective pronto

expeditive — (obsolete) Performing with speed.
fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.

All 49 Synonyms of pronto