prompt
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
prompts;
prompted;
prompting
prompts;
prompted;
prompting
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROMPT
[+ object]
1
a
:
to cause (someone) to do something
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Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.
b
:
to be the cause of (something)
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Pride prompted his angry response.
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The evidence prompted a criminal investigation.
2
a
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to say (something that encourages a person to talk)
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“Did you hear me?” he prompted when his friend did not respond to his first question.
b
:
to say the lines of a play to (an actor who has forgotten them)
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to give a prompt to (an actor)
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The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.
3
computers
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to show a message that tells (a user) to do something
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The computer/program prompted me to type in a number.
— prompter
noun, plural prompters [count]
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prompt
/ˈprɑːmpt/
adjective
prompter;
promptest
2
prompt
/ˈprɑːmpt/
adjective
prompter;
promptest
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROMPT
[also more prompt; most prompt]
1
:
done or given without delay
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The victims need prompt [=immediate] medical assistance.
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We always get prompt service at that restaurant.
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He was offered prompt access to the data he needed.
2
:
arriving or doing something at the expected time or without delay
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They were very prompt about responding to my request.
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Please try to be prompt [=punctual] about keeping appointments.
— promptness
noun [noncount]-
I was surprised by the promptness of their response.
3
prompt
/ˈprɑːmpt/
noun
plural
prompts
3
prompt
/ˈprɑːmpt/
noun
plural
prompts
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROMPT
[count]
1
:
the lines of a play that are said to an actor who has forgotten them
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The actor was given a prompt by someone offstage.
2
computers
:
a message that appears on a computer screen asking the user to do something or to provide information
4
prompt
/ˈprɑːmpt/
adverb
4
prompt
/ˈprɑːmpt/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROMPT
British
:
exactly at the time stated
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The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. prompt. [=(US) sharp]
