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prompt
adjective
-
prompt
,
prompting
,
prompts
,
prompted
,
prompter
,
promptest
happening
or
done
quickly
,
without
waiting
•
Thank
you
for
your
prompt
reply
to
my
email
.
Thank
you
for
your
prompt
reply
to
my
email
.
•
The
firefighters
gave
a
prompt
response
to
the
alarm
.
The
firefighters
gave
a
prompt
response
to
the
alarm
.
From
Middle
English
prompt
,
borrowed
from
Latin
promptus
“
brought
forth
,
ready
.”
Originally
referred
to
being
prepared
;
later
broadened
to
quick
action
.
verb
-
prompt
,
prompting
,
prompts
,
prompted
,
prompter
,
promptest
to
make
someone
decide
to
do
or
say
something
;
to
cause
something
to
happen
•
The
loud
noise
prompted
the
dog
to
bark
.
The
loud
noise
prompted
the
dog
to
bark
.
•
Rising
costs
prompted
the
company
to
reduce
waste
.
Rising
costs
prompted
the
company
to
reduce
waste
.
Same
Latin
root
as
the
adjective
;
the
sense
of
“
to
incite
”
appeared
in
the
1600s
.
noun
-
prompt
,
prompting
,
prompts
,
prompted
,
prompter
,
promptest
a
word
,
message
,
or
symbol
that
tells
someone
to
speak
or
act
•
The
exam
included
a
writing
prompt
about
climate
change
.
The
exam
included
a
writing
prompt
about
climate
change
.
•
When
the
command-line
prompt
appears
,
type
your
password
.
When
the
command-line
prompt
appears
,
type
your
password
.
Computing
sense
developed
in
the
1970s
,
extending
the
earlier
theatrical
idea
of
a
cue
.
verb
-
prompt
,
prompting
,
prompts
,
prompted
,
prompter
,
promptest
to
quietly
give
an
actor
or
speaker
the
next
words
when
they
forget
•
A
stage
manager
prompted
the
actor
when
he
went
blank
.
A
stage
manager
prompted
the
actor
when
he
went
blank
.
•
During
the
speech
,
a
friend
in
the
front
row
prompted
her
with
the
forgotten
statistic
.
During
the
speech
,
a
friend
in
the
front
row
prompted
her
with
the
forgotten
statistic
.
The
theatre
use
arose
in
the
18th
century
when
hidden
“
prompters
”
were
stationed
to
assist
performers
.
