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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Prompt \Prompt\ (pr[o^]mt; 215), a. [Compar. {Prompter}; superl. {Promptest}.] [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought forth (to light or view), hence, visible, evident, at hand, ready, quick, -- p. p. of promere to take or bring forth; pro forth + emere to take. See {Redeem}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster] Very discerning and prompt in giving orders. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] Tell him I am prompt To lay my crown at's feet. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance. [1913 Webster] When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress, his obedience was prompt. --Ames. [1913 Webster] 3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The reception of the light into the body of the building was very prompt. --Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] Syn: Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble. Usage: {Prompt}, {Ready}, {Expeditious}. One who is ready is prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through an undertaking with constant promptness. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Prompt \Prompt\, n. (Com.) A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See {Prompt-note}. [1913 Webster] To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months. --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Prompt \Prompt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prompted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prompting}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite. [1913 Webster] God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. To suggest; to dictate. [1913 Webster] And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: prompt adj 1: according to schedule or without delay; on time; "the train is prompt" 2: ready and willing or quick to act; "she is always prompt to help her friends"; 3: performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" [syn: {immediate}, {prompt}, {quick}, {straightaway}] n 1: a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" [syn: {prompt}, {prompting}] 2: (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command [syn: {prompt}, {command prompt}] v 1: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: {motivate}, {actuate}, {propel}, {move}, {prompt}, {incite}] 2: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" [syn: {prompt}, {inspire}, {instigate}] 3: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn: {prompt}, {remind}, {cue}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: prompt /pʀɔ̃pt/ fast; quick; rapid; speedy; swift From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: prompt accurate; on time; prompt; punctual From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: prompt /prɔmpt/ 1. accurate; ontime; prompt; punctual 2. prompt 3. immediate