VERB | creation | prompt, motivate, actuate, propel, move, incite | give an incentive for action / action |
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communication | prompt, inspire, instigate | serve as the inciting cause of | |
communication | prompt, remind, cue | assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | |
ADJECTIVE | all | prompt | according to schedule or without delay |
all | prompt | ready and willing or quick to act | |
all | prompt, immediate, quick, straightaway | performed with little or no delay | |
NOUN | communication | prompt, prompting | a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) |
communication | prompt, command prompt | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command |
Sounds | praa'mpt |
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Meaning | According to schedule or without delay; on time. | |
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Example | "the train is prompt" | |
Broader | punctual, on time | Acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed |
Spanish | puntual | |
Nouns | promptness | the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time |
Adverbs | promptly | in a punctual manner |
Meaning | Ready and willing or quick to act. | |
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Example | "she is always prompt to help her friends" | |
Broader | ready | Completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress |
Spanish | presto, rápido, raudo | |
Catalan | prest, prompte, ràpid | |
Nouns | promptness | the characteristic / characteristic of doing things without delay |
Adverbs | promptly | with little or no delay |
Meaning | Performed with little or no delay. | |
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Example | "a prompt reply" | |
Synonyms | immediate, quick, straightaway | |
Broader | fast | Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
Spanish | inmediato, presto, pronto | |
Nouns | promptness | the characteristic / characteristic of doing things without delay |
Meaning | A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken). | |
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Example | "the audience could hear his prompting" | |
Synonym | prompting | |
Broader | cue | An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech |
Verbs | prompt | assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned |
Meaning | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command. | |
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Synonym | command prompt | |
Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
Broader | electronic communication | communication by computer |
Meaning | Give an incentive for action / action. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Model | They prompt him to write the letter | |
Synonyms | motivate, actuate, propel, move, incite | |
Broader | cause, do, make | give rise to |
Similar to | affect, impress, move, strike | Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon |
move | Arouse sympathy or compassion in | |
Spanish | incitar, instigar, motivar, propulsar | |
Catalan | incitar, instigar, motivar |
Meaning | Serve as the inciting cause of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Model | They prompt him to write the letter | |
Example | "She prompted me to call my relatives" | |
Synonyms | inspire, instigate | |
Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
Spanish | incitar, inspirar, instar, instigar | |
Catalan | inspirar | |
Nouns | prompting | persuasion formulated as a suggestion |
Meaning | assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | remind, cue | |
Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
Spanish | apuntar, recordar, soplar | |
Catalan | apuntar, recordar | |
Nouns | prompt, prompting | a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) |
prompter | a device that displays words for people to read | |
prompter | someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech |
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