Prompt

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English

Adjective

Prompt (comparative more Prompt, superlative most Prompt)

  1. (archaic) Ready, willing (to act).
    • 1623, William Shakespeare, Antony & Cleopatra, III.8:
      Tell him, I am prompt To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.
  2. Quick, acting without delay.
    He was very prompt at getting a new job.
  3. On time, punctual.
    Be prompt for your appointment.

Derived terms

Noun

Prompt (plural Prompts)
  1. Something that indicates when or where a response is appropriate.
    I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.
  2. (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.

Verb

Prompt (third-person singular simple present Prompts, present participle Prompting, simple past and past participle Prompted)

  1. To lead someone toward what they should say or do.
    I prompted him to get a new job.
  2. (theater and television) - to show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
    If he forgets his words I will prompt him.

Synonyms

Adverbs for Prompt

dependably; reliably; punctiliously; surprisingly; meticulously; carefully; always; curiously; significantly; suspiciously; courteously; considerately; graciously; cheerfully; politely; ingratiatingly; wisely; usually; unfailingly; pleasantly; gratifyingly.

Thesaurus

accordant, acquiescent, admonish, adumbrate, affect, affirmative, agile, agog, agreeable, agreeing, aide-memoire, alacritous, alert, alive, all agog, allude to, amenable, animated, anxious, approving, apt, ardent, argue into, arouse, assenting, attentive, avid, awake, awaken, bend, bias, breakneck, breathless, bright, bring, bring about, bring around, bring to recollection, brisk, broad hint, bursting to, cajole, call forth, call up, carry, carry back, cause, caution, charge, clue, coax, color, compliable, compliant, consentient, consenting, content, convince, cooperative, cue, cursory, dashing, decide, decisive, desirous, determine, dispatchful, dispose, disposed, docile, double-quick, draw, drop a hint, eager, eagle-winged, egg on, elicit, encourage, endorsing, engage, enjoin, enlist, enthusiastic, evoke, exhort, expeditious, expostulate, express, fain, fast, favorable, favorably disposed, favorably inclined, festinate, feverish, flapper, fleet, flying, forward, full of life, furious, galloping, game, gentle hint, gesture, get, get to do, give a hint, give rise to, give the cue, glance at, glimmer, glimmering, goad, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, help, hint, hint at, hold the promptbook, hurried, hustling, immediate, impatient, impel, implication, imply, in the mind, in the mood, incite, incline, inclined, index, indicate, indication, induce, influence, inkling, innuendo, insinuate, insinuation, inspire, instant, instantaneous, interest in, intimate, intimation, issue a caveat, jog the memory, jogger, keen, kick, last-minute, lead, light of heel, light-footed, lively, look, lure, memorandum, mercurial, minded, motivate, move, muster up, nag, nimble, nimble-footed, nod, nothing loath, nudge, occasion, on the, on the alert, on the ball, on the job, on the spot, on time, panting, passing, permissive, persuade, pliant, preach, precipitate, predispose, predisposed, prevail, prevail on, prevail upon, prick, procure, prod, prompt the mind, prompter, prompting, prone, propel, provoke, punctual, put in mind, put in remembrance, qui vive, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, rapid, raring to, ratifying, ready, ready and willing, recall, receptive, reckless, remember, remembrance, remembrancer, remind, remind one of, reminder, remonstrate, responsive, rouse, running, sanctioning, scent, sharp, sic, sign, signal, slap-bang, slapdash, sleepless, smart, snap, snappy, soften up, spanking, speedy, spirited, spoor, spry, spur, stimulate, stimulus, submissive, suggest, suggestion, summary, summon up, superficial, suspicion, sway, swift, symptom, talk into, telltale, tempt, tickler, timely, tinge, tone, track, tractable, unblinking, ungrudging, unhesitating, unloath, unnodding, unrefusing, unreluctant, unsleeping, unwinking, urge, urgent, vigilant, vital, vivacious, vivid, wakeful, warn, watchful, wear down, weigh with, well-disposed, well-inclined, whisper, wide-awake, willed, willing, willinghearted, win over, winged, wink, work, zealous, zestful

Etymology

From Middle French prompt < Latin promptus (“visible, apparent, evident, at hand, prepated, ready, quick, prompt, inclined, disposed”), past participle of promere (“to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light”) < pro (“forth, forward”) + emere (“to take, acquire, buy”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /pɹɒmpt/
  • Rhymes: -ɒmpt

Translations

Adjective

quick
on time

Verb

to lead someone toward what they should say or do
to show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing

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See also

French

Adjective

Prompt m. (f. Prompte, m. plural Prompts, f. plural Promptes)

  1. prompt, swift, quick

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin promptus.

Pronunciation

Norwegian

Adverb

Prompt

  1. quickly and punctually; promptly

Adjective

Prompt (masculine Prompt; feminine Prompt; neuter Prompt; plural Prompt; comparative mer Prompt; superlative mest Prompt)

  1. quick and punctual; prompt

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French < Latin derived from promere (“bring out”)

References

  • “Prompt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
  • “Prompt” in The Ordnett Dictionary
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