adj
prompt
prompt
adj
1
Done quickly, without delay.
"We appreciated the company's prompt response to our complaint."
"He was always prompt in returning phone calls."
noun
1
A reminder or cue that helps someone remember what to say or do.
"The actor forgot his line and glanced at the prompter for a prompt."
2
Text or instructions given to an AI system to generate a response.
"She wrote a detailed prompt asking the AI to draft a formal email."
verb
1
To cause or encourage someone to do or say something.
"The alarm prompted everyone to leave the building immediately."
2
To give an AI system text input in order to get a desired output.
"He prompted the chatbot to summarize the article in three sentences."
How to Use Prompt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishQuick and on time, a cue to remind someone, or instructions typed to an AI.
Common pairings
prompt reply
prompt payment
write a prompt
Word Forms
more prompt comparative, prompted past tense, prompts plural, prompts singular, most prompt superlative
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Etymology
From Latin prōmptus ("visible, ready"), past participle of prōmō ("to bring forth"), from pro- ("forth") plus emō ("to take, buy"). A doublet of pronto.