Prompt

Pronunciation: prǒmt; 215

a.	1.
	1.	Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; - said of persons. Very discerning and prompt in giving orders. - Clarendon. Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet. - Shak. And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies. - Dryden.
	2.	Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; - said of conduct; as, prompt assistance. When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress, his obedience was prompt. - Ames.
	3.	Easy; unobstructed. The reception of the light into the body of the building was very prompt. - Sir H. Wotton.
n.	1.	(Com.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note. To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months. - J. S. Mill.
v. t.	1.	To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite. God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity. - Jer. Taylor.
	2.	To suggest; to dictate. And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams. - Pope.
	3.	To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.

Noun	1.	prompt - a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" Synonyms: prompting
	2.	prompt - (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command Synonyms: command prompt
Verb	1.	prompt - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Synonyms: incite, motivate, actuate, propel, move
	2.	prompt - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" Synonyms: instigate, inspire
	3.	prompt - assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned Synonyms: cue, remind
Adj.	1.	prompt - according to schedule or without delay; "they were always on time"; "a prompt reply" Synonyms: on time
	2.	prompt - characterized by speed and efficiency Synonyms: expeditious, timesaving
	3.	prompt - quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready) response"; "a prompt smile"
	4.	prompt - performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" Synonyms: straightaway, immediate, quick

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