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prompt
[prompt]
adjective
done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.
I emailed them asking about my package and they gave a prompt reply.
ready in action; quick to act as occasion demands.
They were trained to be prompt and competent for any emergency.
quick or alert.
You're too prompt to take offense.
She's never prompt in arriving for work, yet she's always the first to leave at the end of the day.
verb (used with object)
to move or induce to action.
What prompted you to say that?
Synonyms: , , ,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.
Theater.Ģżto supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue or forgotten line.
I focused on prompting our Cyrano, who had become strangely disoriented.
Computers.Ģż(of a computer system) to send a message or symbol to (a user) requesting information or instructions, usually by displaying the message or symbol on a screen.
Once the home page has loaded, the computer will prompt you to log in to your account.
Computers, Digital Technology.Ģżto request particular output from (a machine learning algorithm) by means of instructions, questions, examples, context, or other input.
verb (used without object)
Theater.Ģżto supply forgotten lines, lyrics, or the like to an actor, singer, etc..
I've got a one-line walk-on in the first scene, but for the rest of the play, I'll be prompting.
noun
the act of prompting.
something serving to suggest or remind.
They send an email once a month, which is just the prompt I need to pay my bill on time.
Commerce.Ģż
a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder prompt note.
the contract setting the time limit.
Computers.Ģża message or symbol from a computer system to a user, generally appearing on a display screen, requesting more information or indicating that the system is ready for user instructions.
When the prompt appears, provide your access code.
Computers, Digital Technology.Ģża sequence of inputs, often containing instructions, questions, examples, or context, used to request particular output from a machine learning algorithm.
prompt
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adjective
performed or executed without delay
quick or ready to act or respond
adverb
informalĢżpunctually
verb
(tr) to urge (someone to do something)
to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
(tr) to refresh the memory of
(tr) to give rise to by suggestion
his affairs will prompt discussion
noun
commerce
the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit
the contract specifying this time limit
Also called: prompt note.Ģża memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him of the time limit and the sum due
the act of prompting
anything that serves to remind
an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- promptly adverb
- promptness noun
- overprompt adjective
- quasi-prompt adjective
- unprompt adjective
- Ė±č°ł“Ē³¾±č³Ł²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- Ė±č°ł“Ē³¾±č³Ł±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of prompt1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of prompt1
Idioms and Phrases
take a prompt, (in acting) to move or speak in response to a cue.
Example Sentences
But in Los Angeles there was a public backlash and street protests that sometimes turned violent, prompting him to controversially send in the military to the second largest city in the US.
That has prompted worries that we could be facing another period of sharply higher energy prices, leading to a bout of higher prices for everything from petrol and food to holidays.
That may be happening to some users of Meta AI without them realising, as people's prompts to the artificial intelligence tool - and the results - are posted on a public feed.
The strikes prompted swift retaliation with what Israelās military said was an attack involving more than 100 drones, even as Iran vowed it was the first wave of its response.
More specifically, the turbulence of her early 40s prompted a creative outburst that put Shakira back in the cultural conversation after seven years of musical silence.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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