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alert - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
alert
Definition
(noun) condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
Synonyms
:
qui vive
Example Sentence
bombers were put on alert during the crisis
Definition
(noun) a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
Synonyms
:
alerting
Definition
(noun) an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Synonyms
:
alarm
,
alarum
,
warning signal
Definition
(verb) warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
Synonyms
:
alarm
Example Sentence
The empty house alarmed him
We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries
Definition
(adj) engaged in or accustomed to close observation
Synonyms
:
watchful
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(adj) quick and energetic
Synonyms
:
brisk
,
lively
,
merry
,
rattling
,
snappy
,
spanking
,
zippy
Example Sentence
a brisk walk in the park
a lively gait
a merry chase
traveling at a rattling rate
a snappy pace
a spanking breeze
Definition
(adj) mentally perceptive and responsive
Synonyms
:
alive
,
awake
Example Sentence
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
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