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   alert

   /əˈləːt/

   adjective

   • 1. quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances; vigilant: "an alert police officer discovered a lorry full of explosive" Similar vigilanthypervigilantwide awakeawarewatchfulattentiveobservantcircumspectwarycharyheedfulcannyon the lookouton one's guardon one's toesall earskeeping one's eyes open/peeledkeeping a weather eye openon the qui viveOpposite inattentive
   • ▪ able to think clearly; intellectually active: "she remained active and alert until well into her eighties" Similar quick-wittedsharpbrightquickkeenperceptivewide awakeresponsiveagileacuteastuteinformal:on the ballon one's toesquick off the markquick on the uptakeall therewith itbright-eyed and bushy-tailedOpposite slow

   noun

   • 1. the state of being watchful for possible danger: "security forces are on the alert for an upsurge in violence" Similar vigilancewatchfulnesscarefulnessattentivenessguardednesscarecautioncautiousnesswarinesscharinessalertnesshypervigilancecircumspectionprudenceheedfulnessheedmindfulnessOpposite carelessness
   • ▪ an announcement or signal warning of danger: "a bomb alert" Similar warningcautionnotificationnoticeexhortationinjunctionsirenalarmsignaldanger signaldistress signal
   • ▪ a period of vigilance following a warning of danger: "traffic was halted during the alert"
   • ▪ a signal on an electronic device that prompts the user to do something or attracts their attention: "a vibrating alert is a discreet alternative to ringtones"

   verb

   • 1. warn (someone) of a danger or problem: "he alerted people to the dangers of smoking"

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally in military use): from French alerte, from Italian all' erta ‘to the watchtower’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. alertly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › alertAlert Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ALERT is watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency. How to use alert in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Alert.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALERT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An alert is a situation in which people prepare themselves for something dangerous that might happen soon.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishALERT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ALERT definition: 1. quick to see, understand, and act in a particular situation: 2. a warning to people to be…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › alertAlert - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   When you issue an alert you give warning, alerting people to, or notifying them of, a concern. Alert is one of the rare words that can be used in the same form as a noun, verb, and adjective. In all parts of speech, alert implies preparedness.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › alertALERT Synonyms: 416 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for ALERT: warning, alarm, forewarning, caution, heads-up, advice, admonition, suggestion; Antonyms of ALERT: daze, distraction, abstraction, absorption, daydreaming, preoccupation, absentmindedness, obliviousness

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › alertAlert - definition of alert by The Free Dictionary

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   1. fully aware and attentive; wide-awake. 2. quick to understand or respond; perceptive; acute. 3. watchful and ready to act; vigilant. n. 5. the period such a warning or alarm is in effect. 6. a state of vigilance or readiness, as before an expected attack. 7. to warn to prepare for an attack.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › alertalert | meaning of alert in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   alert meaning, definition, what is alert: giving all your attention to what is hap...: Learn more.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › alertAlert Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of ALERT 1 [ count ] : something (such as a message or loud sound) that tells people there is some danger or problem : an alarm or signal of danger

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › alert_adjalert, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    What does the word alert mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word alert. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. alert has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. How common is the word alert? About 9 occurrences per million words in modern written English.

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    An alert is a warning or alarm, especially an alarm about dangerous weather or a military attack, as in The National Weather Service has alerts for tornadoes, hurricanes, Nor’easters, and other severe weather occurrences.