prompt (prɒmpt
)
Definitions
adjective
- performed or executed without delay
- quick or ready to act or respond
adverb
- informal punctually
verb
- (tr) to urge (someone to do something)
- to remind (an actor, singer, etc) of lines forgotten during a performance
- (tr) to refresh the memory of
- (tr) to give rise to by suggestion ⇒
his affairs will prompt discussion
noun
- business
- the time limit allowed for payment of the debt incurred by purchasing goods or services on credit
- the contract specifying this time limit
- Also called
prompt note a memorandum sent to a purchaser to remind him of the time limit and the sum due
- the act of prompting
- anything that serves to remind
- an aid to the operator of a computer in the form of a question or statement that appears on the screen showing that the equipment is ready to proceed and indicating the options available
Alternative Forms
ˈpromptly adverb ˈpromptness nounWord Origin
C15: from Latin promptus evident, from prōmere to produce, from pro-C15: from Latin evident, from to produce, from 1 + to buy + emere to buyTranslations
- British English:
prompt
A prompt action is done without any delay.Prompt action is needed.prɒmpt ADJECTIVE Prompt action is needed.
- Spanish:
pronto
adj pronta
- French:
rapide
adj
- German:
unverzüglich
adj
- Chinese: 迅速的 adj
- Arabic: يُحَفِّز v
- Portuguese: pronto adj pronta
- Russian: немедленный adj немедленная
- Croatian: pravovremen adj pravovremena
- Czech: promptní adj
- Danish: øjeblikkelig adj
- Dutch: prompt adj
- Finnish: pikainen adj
- Greek: ταχύς adj ταχεία
- Italian: puntuale adj
- Japanese: 即座の no_posp
- Korean: 즉각적인 adj
- Norwegian: rask adj
- Polish: szybki adj szybka
- Brazilian Portuguese: pronto adj pronta
- European Spanish:
pronto
adj pronta
- Swedish: omgående adj
- Thai: ที่ตรงเวลา adj
- Turkish: çabuk adj
- Vietnamese: nhanh chóng adj
Usage examples
Just as he was about to prompt her a smile surfaced, and she said: "Please... come in.
, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)During this canvass we showed photographs of Sean to prompt the memories of people who may have information about him.
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)The World Cup, however, is expected to prompt a huge increase in this percentage.
Irish Times (2002)It also prevents websites from sending an automatic installer download prompt once a page is opened," she says.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)John Pritchard in the pit and Edward Downes in the prompt box helped her get through the performance.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)