Definition of “prompt” - English Dictionary

› to make something happen:

› to help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do:

B2 (of an action) done quickly and without delay, or (of a person) acting quickly or arriving at the arranged time:

› a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer is ready to receive your instructions

› words that are spoken to an actor who has forgotten what he or she is going to say during the performance of a play

› also prompter, uk ​ /ˈprɒmptər/ us ​ /ˈprɑːmptɚ/ a person whose job is to help actors, during a performance, to remember words that they have forgotten

› at the time stated and no later:

› to do something that causes a reaction or makes someone do or think something:

› IT if a computer prompts you to do something while performing a task, it gives you a message that tells you what action to take next:

› done or happening without delay:

› done quickly, without delay, or arriving at the arranged time:

› also computer prompt IT a symbol, usually a flashing line, or message on a computer screen that tells you that the computer is ready for you to give it an instruction: