prompt

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɹɒmpt/

Adjective

Positive prompt

Comparative more prompt

Superlative most prompt

1. If something or someone is prompt, then they are very quick.

   He was very prompt at getting a new job.

2. If someone is prompt, then they do things on time.

Related words

• promptness

Verb

Plain form prompt

Third-person singular prompts

Past tense prompted

Past participle prompted

Present participle prompting

1. If someone prompts, they lead or help someone to do something.

   I prompted him when he could not answer the question.

Noun

Singular prompt

Plural prompts

1. In the classroom, a prompt is the direction paragraph that tells you what to do. Usually, the prompt is the instructions that lead or help you to write an assignment.

   Reread the writing prompt if you are confused about what to write.

Synonyms

• advise
• help

Related words

• promptly
• prompter