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Meaning of 'alert' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Alert [ a.]
- Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
- Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
2 . Alert [ n.]
- An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.

Meaning of 'alert' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . alert [ n]
Meaning (1):
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
Example in sentence:
  • bombers were put on alert during the crisis
2 . alert [ v]
Meaning (2):
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
Example in sentence:
  • The empty house alarmed him;
  • We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries
3 . alert [ a]
Meaning (3):
- engaged in or accustomed to close observation
Example in sentence:
  • alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came;
  • caught by a couple of alert cops;
  • constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty
4 . alert [ s]
Meaning (4):
- quick and energetic
Example in sentence:
  • a brisk walk in the park;
  • a lively gait;
  • a merry chase;
  • a snappy pace;
  • a spanking breeze;
  • traveling at a rattling rate
Meaning (5):
- mentally perceptive and responsive
Example in sentence:
  • alert to the problems;
  • alive to what is going on;
  • an alert mind;
  • awake to the dangers of her situation;
  • was now awake to the reality of his predicament

Nearby Words:

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