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Webster 1913 Edition
Prompt
Prompt
(prŏmt; 215)
, Adj.
[
Com
par.
Prompter
; sup
erl.
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
. ] 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,
; – said of persons. prompt
in obedience or complianceVery discerning and
prompt
in giving orders. Clarendon.
Tell him I am
To lay my crown at’s feet.
prompt
To lay my crown at’s feet.
Shakespeare
And you, perhaps, too
prompt
in your replies. Dryden.
2.
Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; – said of conduct;
as,
. prompt
assistanceWhen Washington heard the voice of his country in distress,
his obedience was
his obedience was
prompt
. Ames.
3.
Easy; unobstructed.
[Obs.]
The reception of the light into the body of the building was very
prompt
. Sir H. Wotton.
Syn. – Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.
–
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. Prompt
,Noun.
(Com.)
A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See
Prompt-note
. 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.
Prompt
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Prompted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prompting
.] 1.
To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
God first . . .
prompted
on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity. Jer. Taylor.
2.
To suggest; to dictate.
And whispering angles
prompt
her golden dreams. Pope.
3.
To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prompt
PROMPT
,Adj.
1.
Ready and quick to act as occasion demands. Very discerning and prompt in giving orders.
2.
Of a ready disposition; acting with cheerful alacrity; as prompt in obedience or compliance. Tell him
I'm prompt to lay my crown at's feet.
3.
Quick; ready; not dilatory; applied to things; as, he manifested a prompt obedience; he yielded prompt assistance. When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress, his obedience was prompt.
4.
Quick; hasty; indicating boldness or forwardness. And you perhaps too prompt in your replies.
5.
Ready; present; told down; as prompt payment.6.
Easy; unobstructed.PROMPT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To assist a speaker when at a loss, by pronouncing the words forgotten or next in order, as to prompt an actor; or to assist a learner, by suggesting something forgotten or not understood.2.
To dictate; to suggest to the mind. And whisp'ring angels prompt her golden dreams.
3.
To remind. [Not used.]