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| 1. | [ verb ] give an incentive | |
| Synonyms: | motivate move incite actuate propel | |
| Examples: | "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
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| Related terms: | cause affect move act motivation incentive incitement propulsion motivating | |
| 2. | [ verb ] serve as the inciting cause of | |
| Synonyms: | inspire instigate | |
| Examples: | "She prompted me to call my relatives" |
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| Related terms: | induce suggestion abetment | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] characterized by speed and efficiency | |
| Synonyms: | timesaving expeditious | |
| Related terms: | efficient | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] according to schedule or without delay | |
| Synonyms: | on_time | |
| Examples: | "they were always on time" "a prompt reply" |
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| Related terms: | punctual | |
| 5. | [ verb ] assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | |
| Synonyms: | remind cue | |
| Related terms: | inform cue prompter | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (linguistics,writing) a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) | |
| Synonyms: | prompting | |
| Examples: | "the audience could hear his prompting" |
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| Related terms: | cue | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] performed with little or no delay | |
| Synonyms: | quick straightaway immediate | |
| Examples: | "an immediate reply to my letter" "prompt obedience" "was quick to respond" "a straightaway denial" |
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| Related terms: | fast | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] quick in apprehending or reacting | |
| Examples: | "a prompt (or ready) response" "a prompt smile" |
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| Related terms: | ready | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command | |
| Synonyms: | command_prompt | |
| Related terms: | electronic_communication computer_science | |
| Similar spelling: |
promptly prompter prompting preempt primp preemptor prim_up primipara |
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