Sekirov Dictionary

prompt

UK /pɹɒmpt/US /pɹɑmpt/

verb 6
noun 6
adjective 4
forms 6

verb6

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To lead (someone) toward what they should say or do.
- I prompted him to get a new job.
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To initiate; to cause or lead to.
- At first Renie's chain of thought had been prompted by the unsatisfactory nature of phone contact compared to an actual meeting,[…] — 1996
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To say (something) in order to help or encourage someone to speak.
- "How did you solve the issue then?" Jason prompted while staring at Lana.
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To request (a user) to provide input or do something on a computer.
- The script prompted him to enter his credit account number.
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To 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.
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To provide textual input in the form of ordinary language to (an artificial intelligence or language model) to have it generate a desired output.
- I want to prompt this new AI art generator to create an image of a panda riding a bike.

noun6

A reminder or cue.
A word, phrase or line supplied by a prompter to an actor who has forgotten the script.
A suggestion for inspiration given to an author.
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A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.
- I filled in my name where the prompt appeared on the computer screen, but my account wasn't recognized.
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Textual input given to a large language model or image model in order to have it generate a desired output.
- I struggled to come up with a prompt that would give me the exact image I had in mind.
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(old-fashioned) A time limit given for payment of an account for produce purchased, this limit varying with different goods.
- To cover any probable difference of price which might arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for this article [tea] is three months. — 1848

adjective4

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Quick; acting without delay.
- He was very prompt at getting a new job.
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On time; punctual.
- Be prompt for your appointment.
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Front: closest or nearest, in futures trading.
- When physical crude oil transactions are priced, they are usually marked to the prompt month futures contract. The prompt month futures contract is the next futures contract to settle. — 2013
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(no longer used) Ready; willing to act.
- Tell him, I am prompt / To lay my Crowne at's feete, and there to kneele. — 1623

forms

prompted · prompting · prompts · more prompt · most prompt · promptest

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