| VERB | creation | prompt, motivate, actuate, propel, move, incite | give an incentive for action / action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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