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English adjective: prompt | |||
| 1. | prompt according to schedule or without delay; on time | ||
| Samples | The train is prompt. | ||
| Similar | punctual | ||
| Antonyms | unpunctual | ||
| 2. | prompt ready and willing or quick to act | ||
| Samples | She is always prompt to help her friends. | ||
| Similar | ready | ||
| Antonyms | unready | ||
| 3. | prompt performed with little or no delay | ||
| Samples | An immediate reply to my letter. A prompt reply. Was quick to respond. A straightaway denial. | ||
| Synonyms | immediate, quick, straightaway | ||
| Similar | fast | ||
| Antonyms | slow | ||
English noun: prompt | |||
| 1. | prompt (communication) a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) | ||
| Samples | The audience could hear his prompting. | ||
| Synonyms | prompting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cue | ||
| 2. | prompt (communication) (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command | ||
| Synonyms | command prompt | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electronic communication | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
English verb: prompt | |||
| 1. | prompt (creation) give an incentive for action | ||
| Samples | This moved me to sacrifice my career. | ||
| Examples | They prompt him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | actuate, incite, motivate, move, propel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, do, make | ||
| Verb group | affect, impress, move, move, strike | ||
| 2. | prompt (communication) serve as the inciting cause of | ||
| Samples | She prompted me to call my relatives. | ||
| Examples | They prompt him to write the letter | ||
| Synonyms | inspire, instigate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | ||
| 3. | prompt (communication) assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | ||
| Synonyms | cue, remind | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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