Prompt Meaning
Other forms: prompted; prompting; prompts; promptest
If you’re prompt, you’re on time. Go ahead and be prompt to class. Also, to prompt is to inspire or make happen. Getting in trouble for being late should prompt you to get a better alarm clock.
The adjective prompt meaning “as scheduled,” or simply “quick.” When you prompt someone, you motivate them in some way: you might offer a reminder, assistance, or even inspiration to do something. For example, honking your car horn prompts your friend to get moving, and speaking up in defense of your classmate might prompt a bully to change his ways. If a director prompts an actor who’s forgotten his lines, she reminds him what comes next.
Definitions of Prompt Meaning
– According to schedule or without delay; on time
Synonyms:
Punctual
– Give an incentive for action
affect, impress, move, strike
move
Examples from Books & Stuffs
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My insurrection prompted a great deal of yelling.
Into the Wild
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Yet the law had not been changed, and White suspected that this setback had prompted Hale to turn to the insurance murder plot.
Killers of the Flower Moon
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The lynching of Charley, who was known by Walter’s family, was believed to have been prompted by an interracial romance.
Just Mercy
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I could not tell what annoyed her more: Luke’s buzzing around the room, Mr. Ferris’s prompting, or Mrs. Moss’s interference.
Three Little Words: A Memoir
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