ALL meanings of prompt
prompt
P p - adjective prompt quick 1
- noun prompt theater: cue 1
- transitive verb prompt give a cue to sb 1
- transitive verb prompt refresh sb's memory 1
- verbal expression prompt encourage sb to do sth 1
- noun prompt writing topic 1
- transitive verb prompt give rise to 1
- adjective prompt done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply. 1
- adjective prompt ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands. 1
- adjective prompt quick or alert: prompt to take offense. 1
- abbreviation PROMPT punctual. 1
- verb with object prompt to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that? 1
- verb with object prompt to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation? 1
- verb with object prompt to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said. 1
- verb with object prompt Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line. 1
- verb without object prompt Theater. to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc. 1
- noun prompt 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. 1
- noun prompt the act of prompting. 1
- noun prompt something serving to suggest or remind. 1
- noun prompt 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. 1
- idioms prompt take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue. 1
- verb prompt To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it. 0
- verb prompt If you prompt someone when they stop speaking, you encourage or help them to continue. If you prompt an actor, you tell them what their next line is when they have forgotten what comes next. 0
- verb prompt Prompt is also a noun. 0
- adjective prompt A prompt action is done without any delay. 0
- adjective prompt If you are prompt to do something, you do it without delay or you are not late. 0
- adjective prompt performed or executed without delay 0
- adjective prompt quick or ready to act or respond 0
- abbreviation PROMPT punctually 0
- verb prompt to urge (someone to do something) 0
- verb prompt to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance 0
- verb prompt to refresh the memory of 0
- verb prompt to give rise to by suggestion 0
- noun prompt the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit 0
- noun prompt the contract specifying this time limit 0
- noun prompt a memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him of the time limit and the sum due 0
- noun prompt the act of prompting 0
- noun prompt anything that serves to remind 0
- noun prompt an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available 0
- adjective prompt quick to act or to do what is required; ready, punctual, etc. 0
- adjective prompt done, spoken, etc. at once or without delay 0
- noun prompt the time limit specified for the payment of an account 0
- noun prompt the contract in which the due date is specified 0
- noun prompt an act of prompting; reminder 0
- noun prompt a message on a video screen that requests the operator to enter information or a command 0
- verb transitive prompt to urge into action; provoke 0
- verb transitive prompt 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 0
- verb transitive prompt to move or inspire by suggestion 0
- verb transitive prompt to request information with a prompt (sense 5) 0