prompt
//pɹɒmpt//
Forms
- Comparative
- more prompt
- Superlative
- most prompt
- Plural
- prompts
- present (v1)
- prompt
- past (v2)
- prompted
- past participle (v3)
- prompted
- present participle
- prompting
- 3rd person singular
- prompts
Definitions
1.Quick; acting without delay.
- He was very prompt at getting a new job.
2.On time; punctual.
- Be prompt for your appointment.
3.Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.
- 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.
- 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.
1.A reminder or cue.
- I struggled to come up with a prompt that would give me the exact image I had in mind.
- I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen, but my account wasn't recognized.
- 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.”
1.To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
- I prompted him to get a new job.
2.To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.
- "How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana.
- ‘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.
3.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.
4.To initiate; to cause or lead to.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3537
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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.