prompt

1. n. A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See Prompt-note. Source: opted

2. v. t. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite. Source: opted

3. v. t. To suggest; to dictate. Source: opted

4. v. t. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten. Source: opted

5. adj. according to schedule or without delay; on time Source: wordnet

6. adj. ready and willing or quick to act Source: wordnet

7. adj. performed with little or no delay Source: wordnet

8. n. a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) Source: wordnet

9. n. (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command Source: wordnet

10. v. give an incentive for action Source: wordnet

11. v. serve as the inciting cause of Source: wordnet

12. v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned Source: wordnet

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