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1. (adj.) alert
fully aware and attentive; wide-awake.
2. alert
quick to understand or respond; perceptive; acute.
3. alert
watchful and ready to act; vigilant.
4. (n.) alert
a warning of an impending military attack, a storm, etc.
5. alert
the period such a warning or alarm is in effect.
6. alert
a state of vigilance or readiness, as before an expected attack.
7. (v.t.) alert
to warn to prepare for an attack.
8. alert
to warn of an impending raid, storm, etc.
9. alert
to cause to be on guard; warn:
to alert gardeners to the dangers of some pesticides.
10. alert
on the alert, ready, as for danger; vigilant.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < It all'erta=all(a) to, on the +erta lookout)
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1. (noun) alert, qui vive
condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
"bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
2. (noun) alert, alerting
a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
3. (adj) alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
4. (adj) alert, watchful
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
"caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
5. (adj) alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
quick and energetic
"a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
6. (verb) alert, alive(p), awake(p)
mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"
"alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
7. (verb) alarm, alert
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
"The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
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1. (adjective) alert
aware and ready; = vigilant
Police are alert to the security problem.
2. alert
able to think clearly
too tired to stay alert at work; still very alert at age 93
3. (noun) alert
a signal that warns of danger
a security alert at the bus station
4. alert
on the alert
prepared for danger
Internet users on the alert for fraud
5. (verb) alert
to warn about a danger or problem
Employees alerted management to the problem.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ALERT
watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance
2. (adj) ALERT
brisk; nimble; moving with celerity
3. (noun) ALERT
an alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning
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Sense: quick-thinking
She's very old but still very alert.
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 Afrikaans: wakker |
 Arabic: يَقِظ، مُتَنَبِّه، واعي ا |
 Bulgarian: буден |
 Brazilian: vivo |
 Czech: bystrý, čilý |
 German: lebhaft |
 Danish: vågen; skarp |
 Greek: ξύπνιος, εύστροφος |
 Spanish: despierto, vivo |
 Estonian: ergas |
 Farsi: هشیار |
 Finnish: nopeaälyinen |
 French: alerte |
 Hebrew: עֵרָנִי |
 Hindi: सतर्क |
 Croatian: budan |
 Hungarian: vág az esze |
 Indonesian: waspada |
 Icelandic: vakandi, skarpur |
 Italian: sveglio, pronto |
 Japanese: 機敏な |
 Korean: 기민한 |
 Lithuanian: nuovokus |
 Latvian: ātri uztverošs; veikls |
 Malay: tangkas |
 Dutch: kwiek |
 Norwegian: våken, skarp |
 Polish: sprawny umysłowo |
 Persian: هشیار |
 Pashto: هوښیار |
 Portuguese: vivo |
 Romanian: rapid, iute |
 Russian: проворный |
 Slovak: bystrý, čulý |
 Slovenian: živahen |
 Serbian: budne pažnje |
 Swedish: pigg, alert |
 Thai: ตื่นตัว |
 Turkish: uyanık, açıkgöz |
 Taiwanese: 思考靈敏的 |
 Ukrainian: спритний, жвавий |
 Urdu: ہوشیار |
 Vietnamese: minh mẫn |
 Chinese: 机灵的 |
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