Prompt

Adjective

 * 1)  Ready, willing (to act).
 * 2) * 1623, William Shakespeare, Antony & Cleopatra, III.8:
 * Tell him, I am prompt To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele.
 * 1) Quick, acting without delay.
 * He was very prompt at getting a new job.
 * 1) On time, punctual.
 * Be prompt for your appointment.

Derived terms

 * promptness

Noun

 * 1) Something that indicates when or where a response is appropriate.
 * I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen but my account wasn't recognized.
 * 1)  A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.

Verb

 * 1) To lead someone toward what they should say or do.
 * I prompted him to get a new job.
 * 1)  - to show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing.
 * If he forgets his words I will prompt him.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:advise

Adverbs for Prompt
dependably; reliably; punctiliously; surprisingly; meticulously; carefully; always; curiously; significantly; suspiciously; courteously; considerately; graciously; cheerfully; politely; ingratiatingly; wisely; usually; unfailingly; pleasantly; gratifyingly.

Thesaurus
accordant, acquiescent, admonish, adumbrate, affect, affirmative, agile, agog, agreeable, agreeing, aide-memoire, alacritous, alert, alive, all agog, allude to, amenable, animated, anxious, approving, apt, ardent, argue into, arouse, assenting, attentive, avid, awake, awaken, bend, bias, breakneck, breathless, bright, bring, bring about, bring around, bring to recollection, brisk, broad hint, bursting to, cajole, call forth, call up, carry, carry back, cause, caution, charge, clue, coax, color, compliable, compliant, consentient, consenting, content, convince, cooperative, cue, cursory, dashing, decide, decisive, desirous, determine, dispatchful, dispose, disposed, docile, double-quick, draw, drop a hint, eager, eagle-winged, egg on, elicit, encourage, endorsing, engage, enjoin, enlist, enthusiastic, evoke, exhort, expeditious, expostulate, express, fain, fast, favorable, favorably disposed, favorably inclined, festinate, feverish, flapper, fleet, flying, forward, full of life, furious, galloping, game, gentle hint, gesture, get, get to do, give a hint, give rise to, give the cue, glance at, glimmer, glimmering, goad, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, help, hint, hint at, hold the promptbook, hurried, hustling, immediate, impatient, impel, implication, imply, in the mind, in the mood, incite, incline, inclined, index, indicate, indication, induce, influence, inkling, innuendo, insinuate, insinuation, inspire, instant, instantaneous, interest in, intimate, intimation, issue a caveat, jog the memory, jogger, keen, kick, last-minute, lead, light of heel, light-footed, lively, look, lure, memorandum, mercurial, minded, motivate, move, muster up, nag, nimble, nimble-footed, nod, nothing loath, nudge, occasion, on the, on the alert, on the ball, on the job, on the spot, on time, panting, passing, permissive, persuade, pliant, preach, precipitate, predispose, predisposed, prevail, prevail on, prevail upon, prick, procure, prod, prompt the mind, prompter, prompting, prone, propel, provoke, punctual, put in mind, put in remembrance, qui vive, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, rapid, raring to, ratifying, ready, ready and willing, recall, receptive, reckless, remember, remembrance, remembrancer, remind, remind one of, reminder, remonstrate, responsive, rouse, running, sanctioning, scent, sharp, sic, sign, signal, slap-bang, slapdash, sleepless, smart, snap, snappy, soften up, spanking, speedy, spirited, spoor, spry, spur, stimulate, stimulus, submissive, suggest, suggestion, summary, summon up, superficial, suspicion, sway, swift, symptom, talk into, telltale, tempt, tickler, timely, tinge, tone, track, tractable, unblinking, ungrudging, unhesitating, unloath, unnodding, unrefusing, unreluctant, unsleeping, unwinking, urge, urgent, vigilant, vital, vivacious, vivid, wakeful, warn, watchful, wear down, weigh with, well-disposed, well-inclined, whisper, wide-awake, willed, willing, willinghearted, win over, winged, wink, work, zealous, zestful

Etymology
From prompt: <  promptus:, past participle of promere: < pro: + emere:.

Adjective

 * Albanian:
 * Catalan: ràpid
 * Finnish: nopea, ripeä, sutjakka
 * Greek:
 * Norwegian: ,


 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: rápido


 * Albanian: Në kohë
 * Finnish:
 * Norwegian: ,


 * Portuguese: sem demora
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: пунктуальный,
 * Serbo-Croatian: promptno

Verb

 * Albanian: nxis
 * Finnish:
 * French: inciter


 * Albanian: sufloj
 * Czech:


 * Finnish:
 * Swedish: sufflera

Adjective

 * 1) prompt, swift, quick

Etymology
Borrowed from promptus:.

Adverb

 * 1) quickly and punctually; promptly

Adjective

 * 1) quick and punctual; prompt

Alternative forms

 * prompte

Etymology
From <  derived from promere: