alert

adjectivenounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//əˈlɜːt//
United States//əˈlɝt//

Attentive; awake; on guard.

adjective

1
Attentive; awake; on guard.
2
obsoletebrisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
I saw an alert young fellow that cocked his hat upon a friend of his who entered just at the same time with myself

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”).

noun

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

verb

1
To give warning to.

Etymology

Formed within English by conversion, from alert (adjective). Compare French alerter.

Forms

plural: alerts
comparative: more alert
superlative: most alert
past tense: alerted
past participle: alerted
present participle: alerting
third person singular: alerts

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