quick, prompt, ready, apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired …

PROMPT definition: 1. to make something happen: 2. to make someone decide to say or do something: 3. to help…. Learn more.

Prompt definition: done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.. See examples of PROMPT used in a sentence.

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1. done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.

If you are prompt to do something, you do it without delay or you are not late. You have been so prompt in carrying out all these commissions. We didn't worry because they were always so …

6 days ago · prompt (third-person singular simple present prompts, present participle prompting, simple past and past participle prompted) (transitive) To lead (someone) toward what they …

performed at once or without delay: a prompt reply. quick to act or respond: [be + ~] was prompt in answering our phone call. [~ + to + verb] They were prompt to deny the allegations.

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word prompt, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Definition of prompt. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.