pronto

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑntoʊ/, [ˈpʰɹɑntʰoʊ̯], [ˈpʰɹɑnoʊ̯]

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɒntəʊ

pronto (not comparable)

1. (informal) Quickly, very soon, promptly.

   I need to finish this assignment pronto.

• Porton, proton

From Latin prōmptus.

pronto

1. early
2. soon
3. nearby

• (nearby): cerca

From Latin prōmptus.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɾontʊ]

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

1. prompt, speedy
2. ready, at the ready

   Estades prontos? ― Are you ready?

pronto

1. soon

   Synonyms: axiña, decontado

2. early

   Synonym: cedo

   Antonym: tarde

• “pronto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “pronto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “pronto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

From Latin prōmptus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpron.to/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -onto
• Hyphenation: prón‧to

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

• prontamente
• pronto soccorso

pronto m (plural pronti)

1. ready-made

pronto

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

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

From Latin prōmptus.

• Rhymes: -õtu
• Hyphenation: pron‧to

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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pronto.

pronto

1. promptly

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

1. soldier who successfully completed their training period (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

• “pronto” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “pronto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

From Latin promptus.

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

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

1. prompt, on time
2. ready

pronto (superlative prontísimo)

1. soon, promptly, any time soon

   Synonym: luego

   de pronto ― suddenly

• “pronto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014