Definitions of PROMPT [ɒmpt]

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Definition of 'PROMPT'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) prompt
done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay:
a prompt reply.

2.  prompt
quick to act or respond.

3.  prompt
punctual.

4. (v.t.) prompt
to induce (someone) to action.

5.  prompt
to occasion or inspire (an act).

6.  prompt
to assist (a speaker or performer) by suggesting something to be said, offering a missed cue, etc.

7. (n.) prompt
a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased.

8.  prompt
the contract setting the time limit.

9.  prompt
the act of prompting.

10.  prompt
something serving to suggest or remind.

11.  prompt
a symbol or message on a computer screen requesting more information or indicating readiness to accept instructions.

Etymology: (1300–50; (v.) ME < ML prōmptāre to incite, L: to distribute, freq. of prōmere to bring out =prō-pro -¹+(e)mere to take, buy; (adj.) late ME < L promptus ready, prompt, orig. ptp. of prōmere)

Definition of 'PROMPT'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) prompt, prompting
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
"the audience could hear his prompting"

2. (adj) prompt, command prompt
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command

3. (adj) prompt
according to schedule or without delay; on time
"the train is prompt"

4. (adj) prompt
ready and willing or quick to act
"she is always prompt to help her friends";

5. (verb) immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway
performed with little or no delay
"an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

6. (verb) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
give an incentive for action
"This moved me to sacrifice my career"

7. (verb) prompt, inspire, instigate
serve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"

8. (verb) prompt, remind, cue
assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Definition of 'PROMPT'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) prompt
on time; = punctual
his prompt arrival; He's usually very prompt.

2. prompt
immediate or without delay
A prompt response to emergency calls can save lives.; We will leave promptly at 2:00.; She acted promptly to prevent a disaster.

3. (verb) prompt
to encourage or stimulate sb to do or say sth
What prompted him to commit murder?; a bomb threat that prompted an evacuation of the building

4. prompt
to remind sb what to say
It was my job to prompt the actors from the wings.

5. (noun) prompt
a flashing mark on a computer screen that indicates where to type
Begin typing when you see the prompt.

Definition of 'PROMPT'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) PROMPT
a limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note

2. (verb) PROMPT
to assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite

3. (verb) PROMPT
to suggest; to dictate

4. (verb) PROMPT
to remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten

Translation of 'PROMPT'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: acting, or happening, without delay or punctually a prompt reply; I'm surprised that she's late. She's usually so prompt.
Afrikaans: stiptelik	Arabic: سَريع، فَوْري	Bulgarian: бърз
Brazilian: pontual	Czech: okamžitý; včasný	German: She's usually so prompt.p
Danish: hurtig; præcis	Greek: γρήγορος, άμεσος, ακριβής	Spanish: pronto, inmediato; puntua
Estonian: kiire, täpne	Farsi: به موقع؛ وقت شناس	Finnish: pikainen
French: prompt, ponctuel	Hebrew: דַיקָן	Hindi: तत्काल
Hungarian: gyors; azonnali	Indonesian: seketika	Icelandic: skjótur; stundvís
Japanese: そくざの	Korean: 즉각적인	Lithuanian: greitas, neatidėliotinas,
Latvian: precīzs; tūlītējs	Malay: tepat pd waktunya	Dutch: prompt
Norwegian: omgående, presis, punktli	Polish: natychmiastowy, punktualn	Persian: به موقع؛ وقت شناس
Pashto: په وقت سره،وقت پيژندونكى	Portuguese: pontual	Romanian: prompt, punctual
Russian: быстрый; точный	Slovak: pohotový, promptný	Slovenian: hiter
Serbian: tačan	Swedish: snabb, skyndsam, punktlig	Thai: ทันที
Turkish: ivedi, derhal yapılan; da	Taiwanese: 迅速的	Ukrainian: швидкий, моторний
Urdu: چست، مستعد	Vietnamese: nhanh chóng	Chinese: 迅速的
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