alert (əˈlɜːt
)
Definitions
adjective (usually postpositive)
- vigilantly attentive ⇒
alert to the problems
- brisk, nimble, or lively
noun
- an alarm or warning, esp a siren warning of an air raid
- the period during which such a warning remains in effect
- See on the alert
verb (tr)
- to warn or signal (troops, police, etc) to prepare for action
- to warn of danger, an attack, etc
Alternative Forms
aˈlertly adverb aˈlertness nounWord Origin
C17: from Italian all'erta on the watch, from erta lookout post, from ergere to build up, from Latin ērigere; see erectSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
attentive,
careful,
awake,
wary,
vigilant,
perceptive,
watchful,
ready,
on the lookout
circumspect,
observant,
on guard
wide-awake,
on your toes
on the watch,
keeping a weather eye on
heedful,
Translations
- British English:
alert
If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are ready to deal with anything that might happen.We all have to stay alert.əˈlɜːt ADJECTIVE We all have to stay alert.
- Spanish:
alerta
adj
- French:
alerte
adj
- German:
wachsam
adj
- Chinese: 警惕的 adj
- Arabic: مُتَيَقِّظ adj
- Portuguese: atento adj atenta
- Russian: бдительный adj бдительная
- Croatian: okretan adj okretna
- Czech: ostražitý adj
- Danish: opmærksom adj
- Dutch: alert adj
- Finnish: valpas adj
- Greek: άγρυπνος adj άγρυπνη
- Italian: vivace adj
- Japanese: 油断なく警戒して no_posp
- Korean: 방심하지 않는 adj
- Norwegian: årvåken adj årvåkne
- Polish: czujny adj czujna
- Brazilian Portuguese: atento adj atenta
- European Spanish:
alerta
adj
- Swedish: vaken adj vaket
- Thai: ตื่นตัว adj
- Turkish: uyanık adj
- Vietnamese: cảnh giác adj
- British English:
alert
If you alert someone to a situation, especially a dangerous or unpleasant situation, you tell them about it.He wanted to alert people to the danger.əˈlɜːt VERB He wanted to alert people to the danger.
- Spanish:
alertar
v
- French:
alerter
vt
- German:
warnen
v
- Chinese: 提醒 v
- Arabic: يُنَبِه v
- Portuguese: alertar v
- Russian: предупреждать v
- Croatian: uzbuniti v
- Czech: varovat v
- Danish: gøre opmærksom på v
- Dutch: waarschuwen v
- Finnish: hälyttää v
- Greek: προειδοποιώ v
- Italian: allertare v
- Japanese: 警報を出す v
- Korean: 경고하다 v
- Norwegian: varsle v
- Polish: ostrzec v ostrzegać
- Brazilian Portuguese: alertar v
- European Spanish:
alertar
v
- Swedish: larma v
- Thai: เตรียมพร้อม ว่องไว v
- Turkish: uyarmak v
- Vietnamese: báo động v
Usage examples
Then they drove back north, Clements now alert to anyone who might be following them.
, Murder Song (1990)The whole national grid must be throbbing brightly enough at the moment to alert even the most myopic extra-terrestrials floating by Earth.
Country Life (2004)So every terror alert is justification for the U. S. government to spend more cash on manufacturing biological and chemical weapons.
Globe and Mail (2003)August 20, 1999: Rush-hour chaos as system is shut down after a fumes alert.
Glasgow Herald (2001)She had seen the slightest flicker in Rose's eyes and was suddenly alert.
, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)