Synonyms for pronto


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pron-toh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒn toʊ


Définition of pronto

Origin :
  • 1850, from Spanish pronto, perhaps influenced by Italian pronto (borrowed by English 1740), both from Latin promptus (see prompt).
  • adj immediately
Example sentences :
  • Pronto Helps him with a supply of similes, which, it seems, he did not think of readily.
  • Extract from : « Meditations » by Marcus Aurelius
  • But what is there in the heart of Pronto that is kept from Curio?
  • Extract from : « Aurelian » by William Ware
  • Pronto had chosen his own trail and gait back to the Three Star.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Sandy, erect in the saddle, lean and keen, matched all of Pronto's fitness.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • You forget it now, pronto, he commanded as he went out of the door.
  • Extract from : « A Tenderfoot Bride » by Clarice E. Richards
  • Thar's a couple o' yore prisoners an' the rest are comin' pronto.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Ranger Rides » by Fran Striker
  • "That's a detail that's goin' to be taken care of pronto," stated Wallie.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Ranger Rides » by Fran Striker
  • Go down and look it over—anything you can use I will see that you get it pronto.
  • Extract from : « The Yazoo Mystery » by Irving Craddock
  • Stay in Palm Beach and contact me pronto if anything happens.
  • Extract from : « The Telenizer » by Don Thompson
  • An' since coyotes don't ride, you get off'n them cayuses, pronto.
  • Extract from : « Hopalong Cassidy » by Clarence E. Mulford

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