prompt

Plural: prompts

Noun

• a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
  • "the audience could hear his prompting"
• (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
• A reminder or cue.
• A word, phrase or line supplied by a prompter to an actor who has forgotten the script.
• A reminder or cue.
• A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
• A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
• A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.
• Textual input given to a large language model or image model in order to have it generate a desired output.

Verb

Verb Forms: prompted, prompting, prompts

• To incite to action; to assist by supplying a forgotten word.
• give an incentive for action
• serve as the inciting cause of
  • "She prompted me to call my relatives"
• assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
• To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
• To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.
• To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
• To initiate; to cause or lead to.
• To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer.
• To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence or language model) to have it generate a desired output.

Adjective Satellite

• according to schedule or without delay; on time
  • "the train is prompt"
• ready and willing or quick to act
  • "she is always prompt to help her friends"
• performed with little or no delay
  • "a prompt reply"

Adj

• Quick; acting without delay.
• On time; punctual.
• Ready; willing to act.
• Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.

Adjective

• Quick to act, respond, or occur; on time.

Examples

• "How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana.
• A PROMPT player makes quick decisions, never wasting time on their turn.
• a prompt response
• Be prompt for your appointment.
• He was very prompt at getting a new job.
• I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.
• I prompted him to get a new job.
• I want to prompt this new AI art generator to create an image of a panda riding a bike.
• If he forgets his words I will prompt him.
• The script prompted him to enter his credit account number.
• The ticking clock often PROMPTS players to make a hasty, less optimal word choice.

Synonyms

actuate, command prompt, cue, immediate, incite, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, prompting, propel, quick, remind, straightaway, abet, admonish, advise, advocate, bring about, cheer, counsel, drive, egg on, encourage, engender, evoke, excite, exhort, fast, foment, goad, good to go, grill, hasty, ignite, impel, in time, induce, inflame, invoke, lash, motive, now, obligate, oblige, on the double, on time, post-haste, promote, prompt, provoke, punctual, push, quick as a wink, rapid, rash, recommend, right away, rouse, seasonable, send, set off, soon, spark off, speedy, spit-spot, spur, spur on, stat, stimulate, sting, stir, stir up, stoke, suggest, tempt, timely, tip, urge, warn, whet, whip up, yare

Antonyms

havering, hesitant, hesitative, tremulous, trepidatious, vacillatory

Related Words

instantaneous, punctual, reckless

Anagrams of prompt