PROMPT
Dictionary entry overview: What does prompt mean?
• PROMPT (noun)
The noun PROMPT has 2 senses:
1. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
2. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Familiarity information: PROMPT used as a noun is rare.
• PROMPT (adjective)
The adjective PROMPT has 4 senses:
1. according to schedule or without delay
2. characterized by speed and efficiency
3. quick in apprehending or reacting
4. performed with little or no delay
Familiarity information: PROMPT used as an adjective is uncommon.
• PROMPT (verb)
The verb PROMPT has 3 senses:
1. give an incentive for action
2. serve as the inciting cause of
3. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Familiarity information: PROMPT used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• PROMPT (noun)
Meaning:
A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
prompt; prompting
Context example:
the audience could hear his prompting
Hypernyms ("prompt" is a kind of...):
cue (an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech)
Meaning:
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
command prompt; prompt
Hypernyms ("prompt" is a kind of...):
electronic communication (communication by computer)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
• PROMPT (adjective)
Meaning:
According to schedule or without delay
Synonyms:
on time; prompt
Context examples:
they were always on time / a prompt reply
Similar:
punctual (acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed)
Meaning:
Characterized by speed and efficiency
Synonyms:
expeditious; timesaving; prompt
Similar:
efficient (being effective without wasting time or effort or expense)
Meaning:
Quick in apprehending or reacting
Context examples:
a prompt (or ready) response / a prompt smile
Similar:
ready (completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress)
Meaning:
Performed with little or no delay
Synonyms:
straightaway; prompt; quick; immediate
Context examples:
an immediate reply to my letter / prompt obedience / was quick to respond / a straightaway denial
Similar:
fast (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly)
• PROMPT (verb)
Meaning:
Give an incentive for action
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
incite; motivate; prompt; actuate; propel; move
Context example:
This moved me to sacrifice my career
Hypernyms (to "prompt" is one way to...):
cause; do; make (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They prompt him to write the letter
Meaning:
Serve as the inciting cause of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
instigate; prompt; inspire
Context example:
She prompted me to call my relatives
Hypernyms (to "prompt" is one way to...):
cause; get; have; induce; make; stimulate (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They prompt him to write the letter
Meaning:
Assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
cue; remind; prompt
Hypernyms (to "prompt" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
"Never, Never... allow anyone to persuade you to suspend your common sense." (English proverb)
"Don't sell eggs in the bottom of hens" (Breton proverb)
"He who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything." (Arabic proverb)
"The blacksmith's horse has no horseshoes." (Czech proverb)
