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| prompt [ prompt ] |
adjective |
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1. done immediately: done at once and without delay
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2. quick to act: ready, punctual, or quick to act
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verb (past and past participle prompt·ed, present participle prompt·ing, 3rd person present singular prompts) |
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1. transitive verb cause somebody to act: to make somebody decide to do something
  What prompted him to change his mind, we don't yet know.
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2. transitive verb bring about something: to cause something to happen
Fears of inflation prompted an immediate rise in interest rates.
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3. transitive and intransitive verb provide actor with lines: to provide actors during a performance with words or lines they have forgotten
She had to be prompted three times in the first scene.
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4. transitive verb remind somebody: to suggest something that somebody ought to say, or give a reminder to a speaker
His wife had to prompt him to mention the cleaning staff.
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noun (plural prompts) |
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1. words supplied to performer: a reminder to a performer of the words or lines he or she has forgotten
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2. occurrence of prompt: the act or occasion of reminding a performer of forgotten words or lines
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3. something cuing response: a symbol or message displayed on a computer monitor or an audio signal informing a computer user that some input is required
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4. commerce time limit for payment: the time limit of payment for goods or services, as indicated on a prompt note
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| [14th century. < Latin promptus "ready," past participle of promere, literally "take forward" < emere "take"] |
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| prompt·ly adverb |
| prompt·ness noun |
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