prompted

[promp-tid]

adjective

1. uttered, given, or done in response to something, as to a suggestion, cue, event, etc..

   To apply for admission, click the appropriate link below and then follow the prompted instructions.

   In this study, we examined the prompted reflections of four middle school math teachers after their lessons.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of prompt.

Other Word Forms

• unprompted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prompted¹

prompt ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

But academic selection has proved controversial and prompted criticism.

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The arrival of the USS Gravely in Trinidad and Tobago last month prompted Caracas to suspend an energy agreement with the nation and declare its Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar "persona non grata."

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Fears of a backlash from voters and Labour MPs prompted the U-turn, the report said.

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Those attacks prompted President Zelensky to call for "no exceptions" to Western sanctions on Russian energy - shortly after the US granted Hungary one such exemption.

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It declined to detail what specifically prompted the early action.

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Related Words

• advised 
• implied 
• proposed 
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