prompt
Part of speech: adj
noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: broadcasting
business
communications
computing
engineering
entertainment
finance
journalism
lifestyle
literature
mathematics
media
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
publishing
sciences
television
theater
writing
Etymology: The adjective is from Middle English prompte, from Middle French prompt and its etymon Latin prōmptus (“visible, apparent, evident”), past participle of prōmō (“to take or bring out or forth, produce, bring to light”), from prō (“forth, forward”) + emō (“to take, acquire, buy”). Doublet of pronto.
The verb is from Middle English prompen, apparently from the adjective. The noun is from the verb.
Inflected forms:
form: more prompt
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most prompt
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: prompts
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: prompts
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: prompting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: prompted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: prompted
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: Quick; acting without delay.
pos: adj
examples: He was very prompt at getting a new job.
a prompt response
gloss: On time; punctual.
pos: adj
examples: Be prompt for your appointment.
gloss: Ready; willing to act.
pos: adj
tags: archaic
examples: Tell him, I am prompt / To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.
gloss: Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.
pos: adj
examples: When physical crude oil transactions are priced, they are usually marked to the prompt month futures contract. The prompt month futures contract is the next futures contract to settle.
The settlement ratio is determined as follows: i) If the prompt futures price of coal at maturity is less than or equal to the floor price, the ratio will be one.
gloss: A reminder or cue.
pos: noun
gloss: A reminder or cue.
pos: noun
gloss: A reminder or cue.
pos: noun
examples: I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen, but my account wasn't recognized.
gloss: A reminder or cue.
pos: noun
examples: I struggled to come up with a prompt that would give me the exact image I had in mind.
For instance, using the “instruct” mode, I once gave GPT-3 the prompt: “Write an essay discussing the role of metafiction in the work of Italo Calvino.”
gloss: A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
pos: noun
tags: dated
examples: To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months.
gloss: To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I prompted him to get a new job.
gloss: To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: "How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana.
"What is your name, you?" he demanded. The captured youth tried to pull free again, but was obviously tiring. After a moment he stopped his struggling altogether. "Your name?" Simon prompted, this time in a softer tone.
"Malachias." The youth turned away panting.
‘Be warned, Molly,’ Gideon added harshly. ‘I won't ever let you do or say anything that will hurt Crys. Is that understood?’ he prompted determinedly.
gloss: To show or tell (an actor/person) the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: If he forgets his words I will prompt him.
gloss: To initiate; to cause or lead to.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: At first Renie's chain of thought had been prompted by the unsatisfactory nature of phone contact compared to an actual meeting,[…]
The only sour note on a virtually perfect night for England came from shameful 'monkey' chanting aimed at Ashley Cole and Ashley Young from a section of Bulgaria's fans which later prompted an official complaint from the Football Association to Uefa.
On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.
gloss: To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The script prompted him to enter his credit account number.
gloss: To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence or language model) to have it generate a desired output.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I want to prompt this new AI art generator to create an image of a panda riding a bike.
Synonyms: prompt
fast
hasty
now
on time
on the double
post-haste
quick
quick as a wink
rapid
rash
right away
soon
speedy
spit-spot
stat
Antonyms: havering
hesitant
hesitative
tremulous
trepidatious
vacillatory
Related words: instantaneous
punctual
reckless
Derived words: autoprompt
overprompt
prompt critical
prompt criticality
promptish
promptly
promptness
prompt neutron
promptbook
prompt book
prompt-book
prompt crafting
prompt engineer
prompt engineering
prompt injection
promptless
promptlike
promptography
promptscript
prompt script
video prompt
promptable
prompter
promptingly
promptress
prompture
reprompt
unprompteed
Translations:
lang: Armenian
word: հուշում
roman: hušum
lang: Bulgarian
word: напомняне
roman: napomnjane
lang: Finnish
word: kehote
lang: Finnish
word: muistutus
lang: French
word: indicateur
lang: Hungarian
word: emlékeztető
lang: Hungarian
word: felszólítás
lang: Italian
word: promemoria
lang: Italian
word: segnale
lang: Italian
word: avvertimento
lang: Italian
word: scadenzario
lang: Māori
word: kupu whāngai
lang: Māori
word: tīwhiri
lang: Polish
word: podpowiedź
lang: Russian
word: подска́зка
roman: podskázka
lang: Russian
word: напомина́ние
roman: napominánije
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: podsjetnik
lang: Spanish
word: pie
lang: Spanish
word: entrada
lang: Spanish
word: señal
lang: Spanish
word: apunte
lang: Spanish
word: soplo
lang: Spanish
word: pitazo
lang: Ukrainian
word: підка́зка
roman: pidkázka
lang: Ukrainian
word: нага́дування
roman: naháduvannja
lang: Vietnamese
word: nhắc nhở