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alert  /ə ˈlɜrt/ ? Meaning of "alert"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
  2. (n) a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
  3. (n) an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
  4. (v) warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
  5. (adj) engaged in or accustomed to close observation
  6. (adj) quick and energetic
  7. (adj) mentally perceptive and responsive

Synonym(s)

alarum, warning signal, alerting, qui vive, alarm, watchful

Derived Word(s)

alertness

Usage(s):

  1. A new PTI poll finds little shift in voters preferences following orange alerts, Democratic convention.
  2. Some critics maintain the kidnap-alert system could lead to false arrests or worse.
  3. A week after the alerts were raised in August, for instance, the discussion of another attack dominated the Sunday talk shows.

Quotes

  1. "We have to remain calm and not get provoked and I hope the referee will be very alert. You could see their behavior at halftime of the game against Mexico," he added of a pushing and shoving incident during the second-round match. "When you...
    on Jun 30, 2010 By: Bastian Schweinsteiger Source: The Associated Press

  2. "As the police and security services have said on so many occasions, we face a serious and continuous threat to our country," Brown said. "But this incident does recall the need for us to be vigilant at all times and the public to be alert at...
    on Jun 29, 2007 By: Gordon Brown Source: International Herald Tribune

  3. "These storms have a mind of their own," Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said after a meeting Saturday with mayors and emergency officials. "There are no rules, so what we have to do is be prepared, be smart, vigilant and alert."
    on Sep 7, 2008 By: Charlie Crist Source: ABC News

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