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prompt


Definition: Meaning of, prompt in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / prɒm(p)t /

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prompting prompts
  1. [transitive] to make someone decide to do something
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  2. [transitive] to make people say or do something as a reaction
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  3. [transitive] to help a speaker who pauses, by suggesting how to continue
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  4. [transitive] to ask someone to do something on a computer
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  5. [intransitive and transitive] to remind an actor of the next words in a speech
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  1. done quickly, immediately, or at the right time
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  2. [not before noun] someone who is prompt arrives or does something at the right time and is not late
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[British English] [informal]
  1. at the time mentioned and no later [=  sharp American English]
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prompt prompts
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  1. a word or words said to an actor in a play, to help them remember what to say
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  2. a sign on a computer screen which shows that the computer has finished one operation and is ready to begin the next
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prompt used in phrases

  • command prompt (noun)
    1. computing a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
  • prompt box (noun)
    1. a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage
  • prompt copy (noun)
    1. the copy of the playscript used by the prompter
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