ALL meanings of prompts
prompt
P p - adjective prompts done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply. 1
- adjective prompts ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands. 1
- adjective prompts quick or alert: prompt to take offense. 1
- abbreviation PROMPTS punctual. 1
- verb with object prompts to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that? 1
- verb with object prompts to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation? 1
- verb with object prompts to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said. 1
- verb with object prompts Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line. 1
- verb without object prompts Theater. to supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc. 1
- noun prompts 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 prompts the act of prompting. 1
- noun prompts something serving to suggest or remind. 1
- noun prompts 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 prompts take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue. 1