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transitive verb \ˈpräm(p)t\Definition of PROMPT
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: to move to action : incite
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: to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned : cue
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: to serve as the inciting cause of <evidence prompting an investigation>
— prompt·er noun
Examples of PROMPT
- Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.
- Pride prompted his angry response.
- The evidence prompted a criminal investigation.
- “Did you hear me?” he prompted when his friend did not respond to his first question.
- The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.
- The computer prompted me to type in a number.
Origin of PROMPT
Middle English, from Medieval Latin promptare, from Latin promptus prompt
First Known Use: 14th century
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adjectiveDefinition of PROMPT
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: being ready and quick to act as occasion demands
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: performed readily or immediately <prompt assistance>
— prompt·ly \ˈpräm(p)t-lē, ˈpräm-plē\ adverb
— prompt·ness \ˈpräm(p)t-nəs, ˈprämp-nəs\ noun
Origin of PROMPT
Middle English, from Latin promptus ready, prompt, from past participle of promere to bring forth, from pro- forth + emere to take — more at redeem
First Known Use: 15th century
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noun plural prompts \ˈpräm(p)ts, ˈprämps\
Definition of PROMPT
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[3prompt] : a limit of time given for payment of an account for goods purchased; also : the contract by which this time is fixed
See Examples of PROMPT
- The actor was given a prompt by someone offstage.
First Known Use of PROMPT
circa 1531
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