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alert

/ə'lɜrt/

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noun
condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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"bombers were put on alert during the crisis"

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qui vive

type of:
preparation preparedness readiness
verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
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"We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

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alarm

type of:
warn
adjective
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
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"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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watchful wide-awake argus-eyed heads-up lidless open-eyed sleepless vigilant wakeful fly

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unalert
adjective
mentally perceptive and responsive
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"an alert mind" "alert to the problems"

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alive awake cognisant cognizant aware
adjective
quick and energetic
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brisk lively merry rattling snappy spanking zippy energetic
noun
a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
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alerting

type of:
warning
noun
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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alarm alarum warning signal

type of:
signaling sign signal

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