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alert

Pronunciation: /əˈlɜːt/

The English word “alert” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Attentive; awake; on guard.
  2. brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

noun

  1. An alarm.
  2. A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
  3. A state of readiness for potential combat.
  4. Synonym of bell (“bell character”).

verb

  1. To give warning to.

Etymology

From French alerte (“alert”), from the phrase à l'erte (“on the watch”), from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).

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