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
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
Definitions of 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
