prompted

American  

[promp-tid] / ˈprɒmp tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unprompted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of prompted

prompt ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Prompted by Fallon, the co-writer of “Golden” shared that while recording her part of the song at the studio, she saw a brief glimpse of “a grunge ghost.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Prompted by the August executive order, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has asked the nation’s nine largest banks for information about their debanking activities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 18, 2025

Prompted by the lobbying of some of the largest companies in the world, regulators from China to the European Union and the U.S. launched investigations that challenged Qualcomm’s most profitable business: technology licensing.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Prompted with controversial topics, including the International Criminal Court’s probe of Israeli officials and the death of a second Boeing whistleblower, the trio found some common ground, but the conversation took a turn eventually.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

Prompted by a nod from his mother, Leon muttered a short suspended grace—For what we are about to receive—to which the scrape of chairs was the amen.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Related Words

• advised
• implied
• proposed
• recommended