prompt

adjective

  1. 1

    performed with little or no delay

    an immediate reply to my letter

    a prompt reply

  2. 2

    according to schedule or without delay; on time

    the train is prompt

  3. 3

    ready and willing or quick to act

    she is always prompt to help her friends

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

    the audience could hear his prompting

verb

  1. 1

    serve as the inciting cause of

    She prompted me to call my relatives

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    give an incentive for action

    This moved me to sacrifice my career

Synonyms

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