Prompt (pr&obreve_;mt; 215), a. [Compar. Prompter (?); superl. 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. ]
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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, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.
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Very discerning and prompt in giving orders. Clarendon.
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Tell him I am prompt
To lay my crown at's feet. Shak.
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And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies. Dryden.
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2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as, prompt assistance.
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When Washington heard the voice of his country in distress,
his obedience was prompt. Ames.
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3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]
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The reception of the light into the body of the building was very prompt. Sir H. Wotton.
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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.
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Prompt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prompted; p. pr. & vb. n. Prompting.]
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1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
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God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity. Jer. Taylor.
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2. To suggest; to dictate.
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And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams. Pope.
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3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.
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