pronto

[ pron-toh ]

/ ˈprɒn toʊ /

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adverb Informal.

promptly; quickly.

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Origin of pronto

1840–50, Americanism;<Spanish (adj. and adv.) quick, quickly <Latin promptusprompt (adj.)

Words nearby pronto

pronotum, pronoun, pronounce, pronounced, pronouncement, pronto, pronuclear, pronucleus, pronuke, pronunciamento, pronunciation

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How to use pronto in a sentence

Step away politely, apologise profusely, and find a taxi, pronto.
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They yapped and pulled at their leads with such energy that Winkelmann insisted we climb back into the sled, pronto.
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Help us understand them, those Iraqis and Afghans, better ... and pronto.
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I wrote two books about Raylan before the series [Riding the Rap and Pronto].
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And later, when the giant tries to climb after Jack, the beanstalk has to be chopped down pronto.
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Just as the q-b was working up to the rage I had at last calmed down from, appeared the shawl-swathed girl announcing "Pronto!"
Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
“Al suo comodo è pronto,” she said, referring to the dinner, and hurried away again to dish up the veal cutlets.
Olive in Italy|Moray Dalton
"Give you nothin', except a dose of lead, if you don't git out pronto," snarled the man.
Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. Sabin
He certainly did assimilate my advice and drag it out of town muy pronto.
The Pride of Palomar|Peter B. Kyne
Understand, if you ketch anybody cantelopin' around a-foot, you just ride 'em off the range pronto.
Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs

British Dictionary definitions for pronto

pronto

/ (ˈprɒntəʊ) /

adverb

informal at once; promptly

Word Origin for pronto

C20: from Spanish: quick, from Latin promptus prompt

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