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[[t]əlɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]]
♦♦♦alerts, alerting, alerted1) ADJ-GRADED If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
We all have to stay alert...
He had been spotted by an alert neighbour.
Syn:Ant:Derived words:alertness N-UNCOUNTThe drug improved mental alertness.
2) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ to n If you are alert to something, you are fully aware of it.The bank is alert to the danger.
3) N-COUNT An alert is a situation in which people prepare themselves for something dangerous that might happen soon.Due to a security alert, this train will not be stopping at Oxford Circus.
4) VERB If you alert someone to a situation, especially a dangerous or unpleasant situation, you tell them about it.[V n to n] He wanted to alert people to the activities of the group...
[V n] I was hoping he'd alert the police.
5) → See also red alert6) PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR If soldiers or police are on alert, they are ready to deal with anything that may happen.Soldiers and police have been put on alert.
7) PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR If you are on the alert for something, you are ready to deal with it if it happens.They want to be on the alert for similar buying opportunities.
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Alert — ist der Name mehrerer Orte: in Kanada: Alert (Nunavut) in den Vereinigten Staaten: Alert (Indiana) Alert (North Carolina) Alert (Ohio) Personen: Archi Alert (* 1965) Musiker Sonstiges: Alert Conditions Notfallstufen des U.S. Militärs Alert Dienst … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alert — may refer to:* A warning, such as Red alert * An alert state * Alerts in the field of Information technology refers to the aggregation of reminders, notifications, etc. * Alert dialog box, a type of dialog box used in graphical user interfaces *… … Wikipedia
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alert — Adj flink, munter erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. alerte munter, wachsam (eigentlich à l erte), dieses aus it. all erta auf der Höhe, auf der Hut , zu it. erta Anhöhe . Die Bedeutungsentwicklung geht aus von… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
alert — alert·ly; alert·ness; un·alert; alert; … English syllables
Alert — A*lert , n. (Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. We have had an alert. Farrow. [1913 Webster] {On the alert}, on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Alert — A*lert ([.a]*l[ e]rt ), a. [F. alerte, earlier [ a] l erte on the watch, fr. It. all erta on the watch, prop. (standing) on a height, where one can look around; erta a declivity, steep, erto steep, p. p. of ergere, erigere, to erect, raise, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alert — adj 1 *watchful, wide awake, vigilant Analogous words: *agile, nimble, brisk: wary, circumspect, *cautious Contrasted words: heedless, *careless: unconcerned, aloof, detached, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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alert — ► ADJECTIVE 1) quick to notice and respond to danger or unusual circumstances. 2) quick thinking; intelligent. ► NOUN 1) the state of being alert. 2) a warning of danger. ► VERB ▪ warn of a danger or problem … English terms dictionary