verb
prompts; prompted; prompting
[+ obj] to cause (someone) to do something
to be the cause of (something)
to say (something that encourages a person to talk)
to say the lines of a play to (an actor who has forgotten them) :to give a prompt to (an actor)
computers :to show a message that tells (a user) to do something
adjective
prompter; -est
[also more ~; most ~]
done or given without delay
arriving or doing something at the expected time or without delay
noun
plural prompts
[count] the lines of a play that are said to an actor who has forgotten them
computers :a message that appears on a computer screen asking the user to do something or to provide information
adverb
Brit :exactly at the time stated
US