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Definitions of 'prompt'

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. (noun) 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. (adj) 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

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