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prompt
[ prompt ]
adjective
- done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay:
I emailed them asking about my package and they gave a prompt reply.
- ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands:
They were trained to be prompt and competent for any emergency.
- quick or alert:
You're too prompt to take offense.
She's never prompt in arriving for work, yet she's always the first to leave at the end of the day.
verb (used with object)
- to move or induce to action:
prompted you to say that?
Synonyms: , , ,
- to occasion or incite; inspire:
prompted his resignation?
- to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said:
It's obvious that this witness has been prompted into giving false testimony.
- Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line:
I focused on prompting our Cyrano, who had become strangely disoriented.
- Computers. (of a computer system) to send a message or symbol to (a user) requesting information or instructions, usually by displaying the message or symbol on a screen:
Once the home page has loaded, the computer will prompt you to log in to your account.
- Computers, Digital Technology. to request particular output from (a machine learning algorithm) by means of instructions, questions, examples, context, or other input.
verb (used without object)
- Theater. to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc.:
I've got a one-line walk-on in the first scene, but for the rest of the play, I'll be prompting.
noun
- the act of prompting.
- something serving to suggest or remind:
They send an email once a month, which is just the prompt I need to pay my bill on time.
- Commerce.
- a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder prompt note.
- the contract setting the time limit.
- Computers. a message or symbol from a computer system to a user, generally appearing on a display screen, requesting more information or indicating that the system is ready for user instructions:
When the prompt appears, provide your access code.
- Computers, Digital Technology. a sequence of inputs, often containing instructions, questions, examples, or context, used to request particular output from a machine learning algorithm.
prompt
/ ɒ /
adjective
- performed or executed without delay
- quick or ready to act or respond
adverb
- informal.punctually
verb
- tr to urge (someone to do something)
- to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
- tr to refresh the memory of
- tr to give rise to by suggestion
his affairs will prompt discussion
noun
- commerce
- the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit
- the contract specifying this time limit
- Also calledprompt note a memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him of the time limit and the sum due
- the act of prompting
- anything that serves to remind
- an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available
Derived Forms
- ˈdzٲԱ, noun
- ˈdzٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- dz· adverb
- dz·Ա noun
- ··dz adjective
- ܲ·-dz adjective
- ܲ·dz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of prompt1
Word History and Origins
Origin of prompt1
Idioms and Phrases
- take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue.
Example Sentences
According to a source, there were no issues or controversies that prompted his departure.
Trump placed tariffs of up to 145% on Chinese imports, a move that has prompted some merchants who sell goods made in China from providing discounts as part of Amazon Prime Day, Reuters reported.
He played for the Bihar under-19s team and amassed consistent runs, prompting selectors to name him in the India Under-19s team.
In February, a court temporarily halted the Office of Management and Budget from freezing federal aid to states, a policy that had prompted more than 20 states to sue.
Administrators and supervisors can collaborate to identify and change the situation by making a practice of consistently prompting meaningful conversations and truly listening.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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