prompt

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. according to schedule or without delay; on time

- the train is prompt

Similar word(s): punctual

2. ready and willing or quick to act

- she is always prompt to help her friends

Similar word(s): ready

3. performed with little or no delay

- a prompt reply

Similar word(s): fast, immediate, quick, straightaway

Sentences with prompt as an adjective:

- He was very prompt at getting a new job.

- Be prompt for your appointment.

noun

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

- the audience could hear his prompting

Similar word(s): prompting

Definition categories: communication, cue

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

Definition categories: communication

Sentences with prompt as a noun:

- I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.

verb

1. give an incentive for action

Similar word(s): actuate, incite, motivate, move, propel

Definition categories: creation, cause, do, make

2. serve as the inciting cause of

- She prompted me to call my relatives

Similar word(s): inspire, instigate

Definition categories: communication, cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate

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

Similar word(s): cue, remind

Definition categories: communication, inform

Sentences with prompt as a verb:

- I prompted him to get a new job.

- If he forgets his words I will prompt him.