the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something

after some prompting, the defendant gave the police his name

(of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling)

the violence prompted a wave of refugees to flee the country

his death has prompted an industry-wide investigation of safety violations

encourage (a hesitating speaker) to say something

‘And the picture?’ he prompted

(of a computer) request input from (a user)

the online form prompts users for data