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   prompt

   /prɒm(p)t/

   verb

   • 1. (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling): "the violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country" Similar give rise tobring aboutcauseoccasionresult inlead toelicitproducebring onengenderinducecall forthevokeprecipitatetriggerspark offprovokeinstigateOpposite deterrestrain
   • ▪ cause someone to take a course of action: "curiosity prompted him to look inside" Similar inducemakemovecausemotivateleaddisposepersuadeinclineencouragestimulateprodimpelspur onurgeinspireprovokeinciteOpposite discourage
   • 2. encourage (a hesitating speaker) to say something: "‘And the picture?’ he prompted" Similar remindcuegive someone a cuehelp outcoachfeedjog someone's memoryrefresh someone's memory
   • ▪ supply a forgotten word or line to (an actor) during the performance of a play.
   • ▪ (of a computer) request input from (a user): "the online form prompts users for data"

   noun

   • 1. an act of encouraging a hesitating speaker: "with barely a prompt, Barbara talked on"
   • ▪ a word or phrase spoken as a reminder to an actor of a forgotten word or line.
   • ▪ another term for prompter
   • ▪ a word or symbol on a screen to show that the system is waiting for input.
   • 2. the time limit for the payment of an account, stated on a prompt note.

   adjective

   • 1. done without delay; immediate: "she would have died but for the prompt action of two ambulancemen"
   • ▪ (of a person) acting without delay: "the fans were prompt in complying with police requests"
   • ▪ (of goods) for immediate delivery and payment.

   adverb

   • 1. exactly (with reference to a specified time): British "I set off at three-thirty prompt"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): based on Old French prompt or Latin promptus ‘brought to light’, also ‘prepared, ready’, past participle of promere ‘to produce’, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + emere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. promptness noun

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   Synonyms for PROMPT: cause, create, generate, bring, do, produce, work, induce; Antonyms of PROMPT: restrict, limit, impede, suppress, check, quash, quell, stifle

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   brisk. We took a brisk walk through the park. rapid. We've seen rapid growth in this sector. expeditious. formal. The train company was fairly expeditious in replying to my complaint. high-speed. Police were involved in a high-speed car chase. Antonym and example. slow. She's a really slow runner.

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   Synonyms for PROMPT in English: cause, move, inspire, stimulate, occasion, urge, spur, provoke, motivate, induce, ….

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   Synonyms for PROMPTS: causes, creates, generates, brings, does, produces, spawns, invokes; Antonyms of PROMPTS: limits, restricts, impedes, suppresses, arrests, controls, checks, stifles

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    Synonyms: provoke, urge, encourage, incite, nudge, push, press, prod, spur, goad, motivate, induce, arouse, instigate, inspire, convince, persuade, stimulate, alert. Sense: Verb: cause. Synonyms: cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to, result in, yield, make, create, produce, spawn, incite, induce, engender, lead to. Sense: Verb: give a cue.

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    Synonyms for PROMPT: punctual, quick, timely, immediate, ready, celeritous, expeditious, instanteous, mercurial, telegraphic; Antonyms for PROMPT: late, slow, discourage, tardy, negligent, stop, halt, prevent.