English to English
alert
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adjective (a)
- engaged in or accustomed to close observation(adj.all)Example:
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.
source: wordnet30 - Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action(noun.state)Example:
Bombers were put on alert during the crisis.
source: wordnet30 - a warning serves to make you more alert to danger(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
verb (v)
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness(verb.communication)Example:
We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries.
source: wordnet30
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