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prompt
[ prompt ]
adjective
- done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay:
I emailed them asking about my package and they gave a prompt reply.
- ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands:
They were trained to be prompt and competent for any emergency.
- quick or alert:
You're too prompt to take offense.
She's never prompt in arriving for work, yet she's always the first to leave at the end of the day.
verb (used with object)
- to move or induce to action:
What prompted you to say that?
Synonyms: , , ,
- to occasion or incite; inspire:
What prompted his resignation?
- to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said:
It's obvious that this witness has been prompted into giving false testimony.
- Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line:
I focused on prompting our Cyrano, who had become strangely disoriented.
- Computers. (of a computer system) to send a message or symbol to (a user) requesting information or instructions, usually by displaying the message or symbol on a screen:
Once the home page has loaded, the computer will prompt you to log in to your account.
- Computers, Digital Technology. to request particular output from (a machine learning algorithm) by means of instructions, questions, examples, context, or other input.
verb (used without object)
- Theater. to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc.:
I've got a one-line walk-on in the first scene, but for the rest of the play, I'll be prompting.
noun
- the act of prompting.
- something serving to suggest or remind:
They send an email once a month, which is just the prompt I need to pay my bill on time.
- Commerce.
- a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder prompt note.
- the contract setting the time limit.
- Computers. a message or symbol from a computer system to a user, generally appearing on a display screen, requesting more information or indicating that the system is ready for user instructions:
When the prompt appears, provide your access code.
- Computers, Digital Technology. a sequence of inputs, often containing instructions, questions, examples, or context, used to request particular output from a machine learning algorithm.
prompt
/ ɒ /
adjective
- performed or executed without delay
- quick or ready to act or respond
adverb
- informal.punctually
verb
- tr to urge (someone to do something)
- to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
- tr to refresh the memory of
- tr to give rise to by suggestion
his affairs will prompt discussion
noun
- commerce
- the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit
- the contract specifying this time limit
- Also calledprompt note a memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him of the time limit and the sum due
- the act of prompting
- anything that serves to remind
- an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available
Derived Forms
- ˈdzٲԱ, noun
- ˈdzٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- dz· adverb
- dz·Ա noun
- ··dz adjective
- ܲ·-dz adjective
- ܲ·dz adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prompt1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of prompt1
Idioms and Phrases
- take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue.
Example Sentences
The disturbances have upset residents, prompting complaints to local police who have had little recourse because his speech is protected by the 1st Amendment and no victims came forward.
The 25% U.S. tariff on imported autos went into effect on Thursday, immediately prompting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to slap a 25% retaliatory levy on vehicles imported from the United States.
It also prompted analysts to raise their inflation forecasts and lower their growth expectations for the U.S. economy.
As well as concerns over copyright and accuracy, AI systems are also power-hungry, prompting environmental fears, and worries they could threaten jobs.
The difficulty of finding medical treatment prompted Dressen to co-found REACT19, a tax-exempt organization that provides grants to patients and providers; Hertz is listed on its website as a research advisor.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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