nnoun.communicationa cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)Synset:prompting
Examples:- the audience could hear his prompting
Derivationally Related Form:prompt
Hypernyms:cue
Inherited Hypernyms:promptcueactor's linelinetextmatterwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communication(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a commandTopic:computer sciencecomputing
Synset:command prompt
Hypernyms:electronic communication
Inherited Hypernyms:promptelectronic communicationtransmissioncommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.creationgive an incentive for actionSynset:actuate incite motivate move propel
Examples:- This moved me to sacrifice my career
Derivationally Related Form:motivativeincitementincitationactmotivationpropulsionmotivemotivator
Hypernyms:cause do make
Inherited Hypernyms:motivatecausemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: prompt, move, incite, motivate, propel)
vverb.communicationserve as the inciting cause ofSynset:inspire instigate
Examples:- She prompted me to call my relatives
Derivationally Related Form:instigationinstigatorprompting
Hypernyms:cause get have induce make stimulate
Inherited Hypernyms:promptinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: inspire, instigate, prompt)
vverb.communicationassist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learnedSynset:cue remind
Derivationally Related Form:cuepromptingprompterprompt
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:promptinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
adj satadj.allaccording to schedule or without delay; on timeAntonyms:unpunctual
Derivationally Related Form:promptness
Inherited Hypernyms:prompt
Similar to:on time punctual
adj satadj.allready and willing or quick to actExamples:- she is always prompt to help her friends
Antonyms:unready
Derivationally Related Form:promptness
Inherited Hypernyms:prompt
Similar to:ready
adj satadj.allperformed with little or no delaySynset:immediate quick straightaway
Examples:- an immediate reply to my letter
- a prompt reply
- was quick to respond
- a straightaway denial
Antonyms:slow
Derivationally Related Form:promptnessquicknessimmediateness
Inherited Hypernyms:immediate
Similar to:fast