noun🔗ShareA reminder or cue."Her phone provides helpful prompts for taking medicine, like an alarm and a notification saying "Take your pills." "communicationwritingsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods."The farmer offered different prompts: 30 days for the tomatoes and 60 days for the corn. "businesseconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sequence of characters that appears on a monitor to indicate that the computer is ready to receive input."The user interface displays different prompts depending on whether you're logging in or entering data. "computingtechnologyelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(writing) A suggestion for inspiration given to an author."The teacher provided several prompts, like "a day at the beach" or "my favorite animal," to help the students start their creative writing assignments. "writingliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lead (someone) toward what they should say or do."I prompted him to get a new job."communicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo show or tell an actor/person the words they should be saying, or actions they should be doing."If he forgets his words I will prompt him."entertainmentactionstageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo initiate; to cause or lead to."The smell of freshly baked bread prompts me to go to the bakery. "actioncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
