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    Prompt
    /präm(p)t/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. an act of assisting or encouraging a hesitating speaker: "with barely a prompt, Barbara talked on"
    • 2. the time limit for the payment of an account, as stated on a prompt note.

    adjective

    • 1. done without delay; immediate: "the owner would have died but for the prompt action of two paramedics"
  2. adjective. ready and willing or quick to act. “she is always prompt to help her friends”. synonyms: ready. completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress. verb. give an incentive for action. synonyms: actuate, incentivize, incite, motivate, move, propel.

  3. prompt. [transitive] to make somebody decide to do something; to cause something to happen synonym provoke. prompt something The discovery of the bomb prompted an increase in security. His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd.

  4. Prompt definition: done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay. See examples of PROMPT used in a sentence.

  5. to help someone, often an actor, remember what they were going to say or do. prompt. adjective. uk / prɒmpt / us. B2. done or acting quickly and without waiting, or arriving at the correct time: a prompt reply. prompt payment. promptly.

  6. 1. To move to act; spur; incite: A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate. 2. To give rise to; inspire: The accident prompted a review of school safety policy. 3. To assist with a reminder; remind. 4. To assist (an actor or reciter) by providing the next words of a forgotten passage; cue. n. 1. a. The act of prompting or giving a cue.

  7. 3 days ago · 1. verb. To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it. Japan's recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The need for villagers to control their own destinies has prompted a new plan. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cause, move, inspire, stimulate More Synonyms of prompt. 2. verb.

  8. verb (used with object) to move or induce to action: What prompted you to say that? to occasion or incite; inspire: What prompted his resignation? to assist (a person speaking) by suggesting something to be said: It's obvious that this witness has been prompted into giving false testimony.

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