Word Frequency
alert (əˈlɜːt
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Definitions
adjective
- 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
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See on the alert
verb
- to warn or signal (troops, police, etc) to prepare for action
- to warn of danger, an attack, etc
Derived Forms
aˈlertly adverbaˈlertness noun
Word 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 for 'alert'
- 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
- Arabic: مُتَيَقِّظ
- Brazilian Portuguese: atento atenta
- Chinese: 警惕的
- Croatian: pripravan
- Czech: ostražitý
- Danish: opmærksom
- Dutch: alert
- European Spanish: alerta
- Finnish: valpas
- French: alerte
- German: wachsam
- Greek: άγρυπνος άγρυπνη
- Italian: vigile
- Japanese: 油断なく警戒して
- Korean: 방심하지 않는
- Norwegian: årvåken årvåkne
- Polish: czujny czujna
- Portuguese: atento atenta
- Romanian: vigilent vigilentă, vigilenți, vigilente
- Russian: бдительный бдительная
- Spanish: alerta
- Swedish: vaken vaket
- Thai: ตื่นตัว
- Turkish: uyanık
- Ukrainian: пильний
- Vietnamese: cảnh giác
- 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
- Arabic: يُنَبِه
- Brazilian Portuguese: alertar
- Chinese: 提醒
- Croatian: uzbuniti
- Czech: varovat
- Danish: gøre opmærksom på
- Dutch: waarschuwen
- European Spanish: alertar
- Finnish: hälyttää
- French: alerter
- German: warnen
- Greek: προειδοποιώ
- Italian: allertare
- Japanese: 警報を出す
- Korean: 경고하다
- Norwegian: varsle
- Polish: ostrzec ostrzegać
- Portuguese: alertar
- Romanian: a preveni
- Russian: предупреждать(об опасности)
- Spanish: alertar
- Swedish: larma
- Thai: เตรียมพร้อม ว่องไว
- Turkish: uyarmak
- Ukrainian: попереджувати про небезпеку попередити про небезпеку
- Vietnamese: cảnh báo
- British English: alert An alert is a situation in which people prepare themselves for something dangerous that might happen soon. NOUNDue to a security alert, this train will not be stopping at Oxford Circus.
- Brazilian Portuguese: alerta
- Chinese: 戒备状态戒备備状狀态態
- European Spanish: alerta
- French: alerte
- German: Alarm
- Italian: allarme
- Japanese: 警戒態勢
- Korean: 경계 경보
- Portuguese: alerta
- Spanish: alerta
Example Sentences Including 'alert'
Bankers are big into due diligence and the Allfirst debacle has left everyone at AIB on red alert.Irish Times (2002)
Discovery of Code Red II computer virus sparks another international alertGlasgow Herald (2001)
His glasses flicked to Harrell's shoulders, still preoccupied, not alert.The Last Raven
Instantly, she was back on the alert again, her hand going to Binder, all her pains forgotten.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Seven goals in a match that could have produced 12 kept both goalkeepers alert.Irish Times (2002)
She glanced up at the electronic alert system the cops sarcastically called the room-service board.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Situated on top of your kidneys, your adrenal glands are on the alert every second of the day, responding to the pressures affecting you.PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002)
The studios circulated memos to employees advising them to be alert.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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)
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