What does prompt mean?

prompt means "give an incentive for action". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prompt?

prompt has 1 syllable: prompt. In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑmpt/.

What is another word for prompt?

Close synonyms include motivate, actuate, propel, move, incite. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prompt a common word?

prompt is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

prompt — meaning, pronunciation and 8 definitions

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
give an incentive for action
“This moved me to sacrifice my career”
Synonymsmotivate actuate propel move incite
Broadercause
2.
serve as the inciting cause of
“She prompted me to call my relatives”
Synonymsinspire instigate
Broaderinduce
3.
assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Synonymsremind cue
Broaderinform

adjective

3 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
according to schedule or without delay; on time
“the train is prompt”
Similarpunctual
2.
ready and willing or quick to act
“she is always prompt to help her friends”
Similarready
3.
performed with little or no delay
“an immediate reply to my letter”
“a prompt reply”
“was quick to respond”
“a straightaway denial”
Synonymsimmediate quick straightaway
Similarfast

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
“the audience could hear his prompting”
Synonymsprompting
Broadercue
2.
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Synonymscommand prompt
Broaderelectronic communication
computer science

Other forms of prompt

plural: prompts·
past tense: prompted·
present participle: prompting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about prompt

What does prompt mean?: prompt means "give an incentive for action". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in prompt?: prompt has 1 syllable: prompt. In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑmpt/.
What is another word for prompt?: Close synonyms include motivate, actuate, propel, move, incite. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is prompt a common word?: prompt is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for prompt come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
give an incentive for action
“This moved me to sacrifice my career”
Synonymsmotivate actuate propel move incite
Broadercause
2.
serve as the inciting cause of
“She prompted me to call my relatives”
Synonymsinspire instigate
Broaderinduce
3.
assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Synonymsremind cue
Broaderinform

adjective

3 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
according to schedule or without delay; on time
“the train is prompt”
Similarpunctual
2.
ready and willing or quick to act
“she is always prompt to help her friends”
Similarready
3.
performed with little or no delay
“an immediate reply to my letter”
“a prompt reply”
“was quick to respond”
“a straightaway denial”
Synonymsimmediate quick straightaway
Similarfast

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
“the audience could hear his prompting”
Synonymsprompting
Broadercue
2.
(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Synonymscommand prompt
Broaderelectronic communication
computer science

Other forms of prompt

plural: prompts·
past tense: prompted·
present participle: prompting·

Questions about prompt

What does prompt mean?: prompt means "give an incentive for action". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in prompt?: prompt has 1 syllable: prompt. In IPA it is /ˈpɹɑmpt/.
What is another word for prompt?: Close synonyms include motivate, actuate, propel, move, incite. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is prompt a common word?: prompt is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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