prompt-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: incite action, cause an event

Examples:
The FDA has been prompted to investigate cell phone cancer risk.
Fear of losing profits prompted industry leaders to fight regulations.
It was Tucker who prompted her to change her name to Gilda Gray.
Naked man says neighbors' flood lights prompted him to strip.

Mappings:
VerbNet: engender-27,force-59
FrameNet: Cause_to_start
PropBank: prompt.01,prompt.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: cue lines

Examples:
When the kindergarten student playing Joseph in the Christmas school concert forgot his lines, I prompted him.
I think at one part the witness forgot his lines and was trying not to laugh and Jo prompted him a bit.
Azumazeki then prompted him with "arigato," and Akebono ended his response.
When he shook his head no I prompted him for "I don't know."

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: prompt.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: ask for

Examples:
If the user name or company name is missing, the installer will prompt you for that information.
The nisclient command will prompt you for the network password to decrypt your secret key.
It took less than 5 minutes to do, and the disk prompted you for each and every step to take.
When Jayson hesitated, Griffith's expectant look prompted him for more.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM