1. prompt - noun
· a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
Synonym(s): prompting
Hypernym(s): cue
2. prompt - noun
· (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Synonym(s): command_prompt
Hypernym(s): electronic_communication
3. prompt - verb
· give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Synonym(s): motivate, actuate, propel, move, incite
4. prompt - verb
· serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
Synonym(s): inspire, instigate
Hypernym(s): induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
5. prompt - verb
· assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Hypernym(s): inform
6. prompt - adjective
· according to schedule or without delay; on time; "the train is prompt"
7. prompt - adjective
· ready and willing or quick to act; "she is always prompt to help her friends"
8. prompt - adjective
· performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
Synonym(s): immediate, quick, straightaway
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