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adjective

done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.

ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands.

quick or alert: prompt to take offense.

punctual.

verb (used with object)

to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that?

to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation?

to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said.

Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line.

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verb (used without object)

Theater. to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc.

noun

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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.

11.

the act of prompting.

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something serving to suggest or remind.

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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.

Idiom

14.

take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue.

Origin:
1300–50; (v.) Middle English < Medieval Latin prōmptāre to incite, Latin: to distribute, frequentative of prōmere to bring out, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + (e)mere to take, buy; (adj.) late Middle English < Latin promptus ready, prompt, special use of past participle of prōmere

Related forms

prompt·ly, adverb

prompt·ness, noun

o·ver·prompt, adjective

o·ver·prompt·ly, adverb

o·ver·prompt·ness, noun

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qua·si-prompt, adjective

qua·si-prompt·ly, adverb

un·prompt, adjective

un·prompt·ly, adverb

un·prompt·ness, noun

un·prompt·ed, adjective

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Synonyms
5. urge, spur, instigate, impel.

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Example Sentences

And those more generous provisions are now likely to be here to stay, even if the conditions that prompted them abate.

Lubet's own experiences of impairment prompted his study.

Madagascar also sits on rich gem veins, which have prompted impoverished locals to try to grab a piece of the action.

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And those more generous provisions are now likely to be here to stay, even if the conditions that prompted them abate.

Lubet's own experiences of impairment prompted his study.

Madagascar also sits on rich gem veins, which have prompted impoverished locals to try to grab a piece of the action.

The rapid population decline prompted some conservationists to take extreme measures to staunch the loss.

These urgent signals are prompted by oxygen free radicals acting as messengers.

Qumran has prompted bitter feuds and even a recent criminal investigation.

But in experimental settings, people prompted to convey emotion have tended to be negative.

Chicago officers taking a suspect into custody in a raid prompted by dozens of fatal heroin overdoses.

The experience prompted him to think more creatively about how students might reveal what they had learned in other settings.

The loss of preferential treatment prompted a search for new markets.

She later checked in with the boy's homeroom teacher to see if something in his home life might have prompted the question.

The nature of the protest prompted one undergraduate to complain to the student newspaper.

It was then prompted to whistle and sound recordings taken.

The report was prompted by several high-profile misconduct cases.

Their powerful, on-the-ground accounts prompted an outpouring of support and restored financial stability to the park.

The discovery has prompted calls for more effective oversight of the industry.

Its similarity prompted more than one astronomer to speculate on the existence of life there.

Mayon offered foreshadowing of things to come with evacuations prompted by the beginning of the current eruption.

The forum also prompted coverage by other news outlets and discussions on blogs.

Ask students their opinions about what prompted people to build each dam.

For me a science illiterate it really prompted me to learn more.

The bursting of the technology stock market bubble may have prompted many stunned investors to flee that battered sector.

Her e-mail message prompted us to get in touch with her to hear more about her work.

The finding prompted the theory that the boy king was murdered by a blow to the head during the unsettled period of his reign.

When this is done, you are prompted to drag one image over another to line up some background elements.

Already an opponent of the death penalty, he was prompted by the courtroom experience to chronicle the uphill.

The jargony concept is the talk of his history department now, prompted by a new national project designed to.

The study was prompted by a spate of fatal accidents involving college athletes riding in the vans over.

Such moves have prompted concern from student groups that represent non-Australians.

The threat prompted the college to shut down for a few hours.

But state officials said the weakening economy more than anything else had prompted a deal.

Those disturbances were prompted by an apparently unprovoked attack by white youths who shot and injured two of the farmworkers.

Noise, mess, and the threat of physical attack have prompted a range of measures aimed at.

The steady rise of digital cameras has prompted the rapid growth of a new industry: instant photographic developing.

News of the outbreak prompted many consumers, restaurants and markets to shun tomatoes.

Perhaps the date choice has even prompted a question or two.

Whatever one thinks about the lawsuit, it's time to think harder about the anxiety that prompted it.

Our presentation began, consistent with the occasion, with a prolonged hug that prompted laughter and applause.

The silly incident prompted serious coverage in the mainstream media.

The march of climate change up the global agenda has prompted an often poignant conversation between the generations.

Rising fossil-fuel prices and supply concerns have prompted many countries to invest in other.

In recent years that phenomenon has prompted researchers to investigate what effect rising temperatures are.

The need for pictures was prompted by the proliferation of fruit names that accompanied the multiplication of varieties.

Link's own fascination with how well technology and literature can get along prompted her decision.

Her death prompted questions about whether the police overreacted to the crowd, made up of mostly college students.

What they found prompted alarm, and calls for big spending on lab security.

Falling yields have prompted farmers to put more land under cultivation, further eroding bee habitat.

The latter prompted cries of protest from weekend ramblers who have come to consider the site a volkspark of sorts.

The supply was limited and the demand prompted by no ordinary conditions.

The move shocked investors and prompted other savings banks to hasten consolidation.

Prompted by a tone, the monkeys were to touch any dots that had changed from gray to another color.

The findings have prompted some experts to recommend bans on lead ammunition.

In fact, the planned moves have already prompted an outcry from some listeners.

The program has also prompted questions about the university's ability to sustain it during an economic slump.

Twice now in barely two decades the space shuttle has prompted a period of national mourning.

The potential health threat to humans and wildlife is considered serious enough to have prompted international action.

The exchange said the decision was prompted by space constraints.

The authorities said they had no clue as to what prompted the shootings.

Weeks of professors behaving weirdly prompted me to see the absurdity of my current condition.

Abrupt increases in the oil price have prompted anxiety about stunted growth ever since.

None of them commented about the relational aspects of treatment unless prompted to do so.

Prosecutors are investigating whether the rampage was prompted by a tax dispute.

He did not really want a journey man, but his kindly nature prompted an effort in our behalf.

One question prompted applicants to describe a goal they had set for themselves and how they planned to accomplish it:.

That, in turn, has prompted a flood of primary and secondary offerings in property-related shares.

Heavy rain may have prompted her decision, or she may have sought a cleaner site.

However, the global warming models were prompted by considerations involving relatively simple physics and chemistry.

Federal prosecutors have declined to say what prompted the search.

The look of doubt on his face prompted me to repeat the caveat.

The advent of the euro at the beginning of the year has prompted a rush of cross-border investment.

Similar social ties may have prompted a captive elephant to save her friend from drowning.

What prompted me to look at this now is my oldest daughter.

But they have prompted a running duel at the heart of government.

But the economic downturn has prompted some to redouble their efforts-and advances in technology have given them the means.

They are sought for the aquarium trade, which has prompted fishermen to gather even threatened species from the wild.

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Word Origin & History

prompt

mid-14c., from O.Fr. prompt (early 13c.), from L. promptus "brought forth, at hand, ready, quick," prop. pp. of promere "to bring forth," from pro- "forward" + emere "to take" (see exempt). Theatrical sense of "to assist a speaker with lines" is first recorded early 15c.

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The adj. is first recorded early 15c.

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"Active, successful natures act, not according to the maxim, "know thyself," but as if prompted by the commandment: will a self, and so become a self."

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