Definition of prompt

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  • prompt is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • prompt is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • prompt is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of prompt

  • give an incentive for action (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. actuate
    2. incite
    3. motivate
    4. move
    5. propel
  • (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. command prompt
  • a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the audience could hear his prompting

    Synonyms

    1. prompting
  • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cue
    2. remind
  • serve as the inciting cause of (verb)

    Examples

    1. She prompted me to call my relatives

    Synonyms

    1. inspire
    2. instigate
  • performed with little or no delay (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a prompt reply

    Synonyms

    1. immediate
    2. quick
    3. straightaway
  • according to schedule or without delay; on time (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the train is prompt
  • ready and willing or quick to act (adjective)

    Examples

    1. she is always prompt to help her friends

See definition of prompt in Merriam Webster