promptly
part of speech
adverb (promptly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Promptly means quickly, without waiting. tree →
2) Promptly means exactly on time: "at 9 o'clock promptly". tree →
3) Promptly can mean right after something else, often with a funny result: "He sat down and promptly fell asleep." tree →
sense in the lessons
In school notices and formal letters: "Please arrive promptly". In stories it shows something happening at once. In maths, time problems may say "starts promptly at" a time. Phrases: promptly at, reply promptly.
examples
- Please reply promptly. tree →
- The bus leaves promptly at 8:15. tree →
- She answered the question promptly. tree →
- He lay down and promptly fell asleep. tree →
- Firefighters arrived promptly. tree →
- Pay your bill promptly. tree →
- The lesson begins promptly, so don't be late. tree →
- The baby saw the cake and promptly put her hand in it. tree →
- But the Woodman promptly chopped off the branch and set the little dog free. tree →
note
Prompt + ly. Adjective: prompt (quick, on time). Similar: quickly, punctually, at once.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «promptly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.