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Prompt is defined as something that is done on time or right away or someone who does things on time or immediately.

(adjective)

An example of prompt is someone who is told to arrive at 7:00 and who gets there at 7:00.

The definition of a prompt is a cue given to someone to help him remember what to say, or is something that causes another event or action to occur.

(verb)

An example of prompt is when you whisper a line to an actor who forgot what to say next.
An example of prompt is an event that starts an argument.

See prompt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

quick to act or to do what is required; ready, punctual, etc.
done, spoken, etc. at once or without delay

Origin: ME prompte < MFr < L promptus, brought forth, at hand, ready, quick < pp. of promere, to bring forth < pro-, forth + emere, to take: see pro- & redeem

noun

Commerce
1. the time limit specified for the payment of an account
2. the contract in which the due date is specified
an act of prompting; reminder
Comput. a message on a video screen that requests the operator to enter information or a command

transitive verb

to urge into action; provoke
to remind (a person) of something he or she has forgotten; specif., to help (an actor, etc. who has forgotten a line) with a cue
to move or inspire by suggestion
Comput. to request information with a prompt ()

Related Forms:

promptly adverb
promptness noun

See prompt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective prompt·er, prompt·est

Being on time; punctual.
Carried out or performed without delay: a prompt reply.

transitive verb prompt·ed, prompt·ing, prompts

To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy.
To assist with a reminder; remind.
To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue.

noun

a. The act of prompting or giving a cue.
b. A reminder or cue.
Computer Science A symbol that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.
Business
a. A prompt note.
b. The time limit stipulated in a prompt note.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, ready

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin prōmptus

Origin: , from past participle of prōmere, to bring forth

Origin: : prō-, forth; see pro-¹

Origin: + emere, to take, obtain; see em- in Indo-European roots

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