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    prompt
    [präm(p)t]
    verb
    prompt (verb) · prompts (third person present) · prompted (past tense) · prompted (past participle) · prompting (present participle)
    1. (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling):
      "his death has prompted an industry-wide investigation of safety violations"
      • cause (someone) to take a course of action:
        "a demonstration by 20,000 people prompted the government to step up security"
    2. assist or encourage (a hesitating speaker) to say something:
      "“And the picture?” he prompted"
      • supply a forgotten word or line to (an actor) during the performance of a play.
    3. computing
      (of a computer) request input from (a user):
      "the online form prompts users for data"
    noun
    prompt (noun) · prompts (plural noun)
    1. an act of assisting or encouraging a hesitating speaker:
      "with barely a prompt, Barbara talked on"
      • a word or phrase spoken as a reminder to an actor of a forgotten word or line.
      • another term for prompter
    2. computing
      a message or symbol on a screen to show that the system is waiting for input.
      • an instruction given to an artificial intelligence program or tool which determines or influences the content that it creates:
        "prompts are the key to unlocking the full potential of large-language model chatbots"
    3. finance
      the time limit for the payment of an account, as stated on a prompt note.
    adjective
    prompt (adjective)
    1. done without delay; immediate:
      "the owner would have died but for the prompt action of two paramedics"
      • (of a person) acting without delay:
        "the fans were prompt and courteous in complying with police requests"
      • (of goods) for immediate delivery and payment.
    adverb
    BRITISH ENGLISH
    prompt (adverb)
    1. exactly (with reference to a specified time):
      "I set off at three-thirty prompt"
    Origin
    Middle English (as a verb): based on Old French prompt or Latin promptus ‘brought to light’, also ‘prepared, ready’, past participle of promere ‘to produce’, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + emere ‘take’.
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