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| 1. | [ verb ] warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | |
| Synonyms: | alarm | |
| Examples: | "The empty house alarmed him" "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" |
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| Related terms: | warn wake alarm | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] very attentive or observant | |
| Examples: | "an alert and responsive baby is a joy" "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" |
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| Related terms: | unalert argus-eyed argus-eyed perched lidless on_the_alert fly heads-up heads-up awake lively wary | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] mentally responsive | |
| Examples: | "an alert mind" |
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| Related terms: | intelligent | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] not unconscious; especially having become conscious | |
| Synonyms: | awake | |
| Examples: | "the patient is now awake and alert" |
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| Related terms: | conscious | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a warning serves to make you more alert to danger | |
| Synonyms: | alerting | |
| Related terms: | warning eas alarm | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive | |
| Synonyms: | awake alive | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | aware | |
| 7. | [ noun ] condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action | |
| Synonyms: | qui_vive | |
| Examples: | : "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" |
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| Related terms: | readiness red_alert air_alert strip_alert alarm | |
| 8. | [ noun ] an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger | |
| Synonyms: | warning_signal alarum alarm | |
| Related terms: | signal horn red_flag siren torpedo fire_alarm foghorn tocsin air_alert burglar_alarm alarm | |
| Similar spelling: |
alertly alerting Alred Allred already |
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