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- Dictionaryprompt/präm(p)t/
verb
- 1. (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling): "his death has prompted an industry-wide investigation of safety violations" Similar Opposite
- 2. assist or encourage (a hesitating speaker) to say something: "“And the picture?” he prompted" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of assisting or encouraging a hesitating speaker: "with barely a prompt, Barbara talked on"
- 2. the time limit for the payment of an account, as stated on a prompt note.
adjective
- 1. done without delay; immediate: "the owner would have died but for the prompt action of two paramedics"
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