prompt

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /pɹɒmpt/
• (America) IPA: /pɹɑmpt/

Adjective

prompt

1. Quick; acting without delay.

   He was very prompt at getting a new job.

2. On time; punctual.

   Be prompt for your appointment.

3. (archaic) Ready; willing to act.

Synonyms

• (acting without delay) hasty; see also Thesaurus:prompt
• (on time) timely; see also Thesaurus:punctual
• (willing to act) good to go, yare

Translations

• Italian: pronto, disponibile
• Portuguese: rápido, imediato
• Russian: бы́стрый
• Spanish: rápido, pronto

Translations

• French: ponctuel
• Italian: puntuale
• Portuguese: pontual
• Russian: пунктуа́льный
• Spanish: puntual

Noun

prompt (plural prompts)

1. A reminder or cue.
2. (business, dated) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.

   • To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.

3. (computing) A sequence of characters that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input.

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

4. (writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.

Translations

• Italian: promemoria, segnale, avvertimento, scadenzario
• Russian: подска́зка
• Spanish: pie, entrada, señal

Translations

• French: invite de commande
• German: Eingabeaufforderung
• Italian: avvio di comando
• Russian: подска́зка

Verb

prompt (prompts, present participle prompting; past and past participle prompted)

1. (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.

   I prompted him to get a new job.

2. (transitive, 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.

3. (transitive) To initiate; to cause or lead to.
   • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, gbooks :

     On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:advise

Translations

• French: inciter
• German: anleiten, antreiben, anstacheln, veranlassen, bringen zu
• Italian: incitare, guidare, spingere
• Russian: побужда́ть
• Spanish: incitar

Translations

• German: vorsagen, vormachen (show actions)
• Italian: suggerire, imbeccare, dettare
• Russian: подска́зывать
• Spanish: apuntar

Translations

• French: causer
• German: verursachen
• Italian: causare
• Portuguese: verursachen, causar
• Spanish: causar

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