Definitions for alert
əˈlɜrtalert

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. alert, qui vivenoun

   condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

   "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"

2. alert, alertingnoun

   a warning serves to make you more alert to danger

3. alarm, alert, warning signal, alarumadjective

   an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

4. alert, watchfuladjective

   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. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippyadjective

   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. alert, alive(p), awake(p)verb

   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. alarm, alertverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. alertnoun

   An alarm.

2. alertnoun

   A notification of higher importance than an advisory.

3. alertverb

   To give warning to.

4. alertadjective

   Attentive; awake; on-guard.

5. Etymology: From alerte, from the phrase à l'erte, from all'erta, from erta.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALERTadjective

   Etymology: alerte, Fr. perhaps from alacris, but probably from à l'art, according to art or rule.

   1. In the military sense, on guard; watchful; vigilant; ready at a call.2. In the common sense,brisk; pert; petulant; smart; implying some degree of censure and contempt.

   I saw an alert young fellow, that cocked his hat upon a friend of his, and accosted him after the following manner: Well, Jack, the old prig is dead at last. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 403.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alert

   Alert refers to the state of being watchful, aware, and ready to respond or react to any potential danger, threat, or emergency. It also can be a notification, warning, or signal about any specific situation, usually associated with urgency or potential harm.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alertadjective

   watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance

2. Alertadjective

   brisk; nimble; moving with celerity

3. Alertnoun

   an alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Alert

   Alert is an unincorporated community in southern Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio, in the United States. It is located about ten miles southwest of Hamilton on Howards Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in section 28 of R1ET3N of the Congress Lands. It is three miles west of Shandon and two miles south of Okeana.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alert

   al-ėrt′, adj. watchful: brisk.—n. a sudden attack or surprise.—adv. Alert′ly.—n. Alert′ness.—Upon the alert, upon the watch. [Fr.—It. all' erta, on the erect—erto, L. erectus, erect.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alert

   On the look-out, and ready for any sudden duty. Nearly synonymous with alarm. Alerto--called frequently by Spanish sentinels.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alert

   Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance; upon the watch; guarding against surprise or danger.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALERT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alert is ranked #133863 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Alert surname appeared 126 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Alert.
   
   80.1% or 101 total occurrences were Black.
   15% or 19 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Warn

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alert' in Verbs Frequency: #1006

Anagrams for alert »

1. alter

2. artel

3. later

4. ratel

5. taler

6. telar

How to pronounce alert?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say alert in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alert in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alert in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of alert in a Sentence

1. Ken Burchell:

   We maintain what we describe as a five-minute alert aircraft. Which means we anticipate getting that aircraft flying in five minutes from any time, day or night.

2. Elie Seidman:

   Travel season is in full swing and our hope is that Traveler Alert will educate users( travelers and locals alike) who may not have been aware of such state-sponsored laws.

3. Safety Yoel Roth:

   There were lots of reasons why the entire industry was on alert.

4. Bruce Lee:

   Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.

5. Albert Fox:

   Three days of tracking is more than long enough to create a privacy risk. For those living with their abusers, they might never find out they're being tracked if their abusers can frequently come within range of the AirTag, similarly, it is helpful that AirTags will alert nearby iPhones to their presence, but those using Android won't receive an alert if an AirTag is tracking them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alert
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alert
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=alert
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alert
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=alert
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=alert
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=alert
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html