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 ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·prompt·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of prompted¹

prompt ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

It’s not clear what about the bag prompted suspicion.

From Los Angeles Times

A suspicious bag seemingly abandoned on a bench prompted the shutdown of the Torrance courthouse early Wednesday and drew the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s bomb squad to the scene.

From Los Angeles Times

Concern about this rising demand has prompted the NHS in England to set up a taskforce.

From BBC

Dane Brown, who survived a 2019 drug overdose and prompted an investigation against Democratic donor and activist Ed Buck, was found dead on a South Los Angeles sidewalk last week.

From Los Angeles Times

James Van Der Beek says a tabloid threat prompted him to quickly go public with his cancer diagnosis: ‘There’s no playbook for how to announce these things.’

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• advised
• implied
• proposed
• recommended