prompt has definitions from the fields of computer science,linguistics,writing
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[ verb ] give an incentive

Examples

"This moved me to sacrifice my career"

Used in print

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

His interpretation of the beginning on the basis of the end prompts him to draw these parallels between the Virgin Eve and the Virgin Mary .

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

Severe back pain in June , 1959 , prompted a third hospital admission .

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

The lack of adequate data on the aerated lagoon system prompted the developer to construct an aerated lagoon pilot plant to determine its feasibility for treating domestic sewage .

2
[ verb ] serve as the inciting cause of

Synonyms

inspire instigate

Examples

"She prompted me to call my relatives"

Used in print

(Booth Hemingway and Stuart H. Brown,...)

So our innate generosity of spirit prompts us to share our trials , errors and solutions with any who are taking the pool plunge for_the_first_time - in the pious hope that some may profit from our experience .

Related terms

induce suggestion abetment

3
[ adjective ] characterized by speed and efficiency

Used in print

(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)

Franklin_D._Lee proved a man of prompt action when Mrs._Claire_Shaefer , accompanied by a friend , visited him in Bakersfield , California , several months ago as a prospective patient .

Related terms

efficient

4
[ adjective ] according to schedule or without delay

Synonyms

on_time

Examples

"they were always on time" "a prompt reply"

Used in print

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

This center also receives prompt reports on earthquakes from four Coast_Survey stations in the Pacific which are equipped with seismographs .

Related terms

punctual

5
[ verb ] assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Synonyms

remind cue

Related terms

inform cue prompter

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[ noun ] (linguistics,writing) a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

Synonyms

prompting

Examples

"the audience could hear his prompting"

Related terms

cue

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[ adjective ] performed with little or no delay

Examples

"an immediate reply to my letter" "prompt obedience" "was quick to respond" "a straightaway denial"

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fast

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[ adjective ] quick in apprehending or reacting

Examples

"a prompt (or ready) response" "a prompt smile"

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ready

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[ noun ] (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

Synonyms

command_prompt

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