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alert

a·lert
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-lurt]
    • /əˈlɜrt/
    • /əˈlɜːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-lurt]
    • /əˈlɜrt/

Definitions of alert word

  • adjective alert If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen. 3
  • adjective alert If you are alert to something, you are fully aware of it. 3
  • countable noun alert An alert is a situation in which people prepare themselves for something dangerous that might happen soon. 3
  • verb alert If you alert someone to a situation, especially a dangerous or unpleasant situation, you tell them about it. 3
  • adjective alert vigilantly attentive 3
  • adjective alert brisk, nimble, or lively 3

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Origin of alert

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; 1940-45 for def 4; < Italian all'erta, equivalent to all(a) to, on the + erta lookout, watchtower, orig. feminine of erto, past participle of ergere < Latin ērigere to erect

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Parts of speech for Alert

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alert popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

alert usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for alert

noun alert

  • alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  • signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
  • siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
  • flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
  • admonition — An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.

verb alert

  • inform — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
  • notify — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
  • forewarn — to warn in advance.
  • tip — Eugene (Gladstone) 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
  • flag — flagstone (def 1).

adjective alert

  • attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
  • watchful — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
  • prepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
  • aware — If you are aware of something, you know about it.
  • vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.

Antonyms for alert

verb alert

  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.

adjective alert

  • unprepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
  • careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
  • ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.

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