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adjective

fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.

swift; agile; nimble.

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noun

an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.

a warning or alarm of an impending military attack, a storm, etc.: We'd just boarded the bus when the alert sounded.

the period during which such a warning or alarm is in effect.

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verb (used with object)

to warn (troops, ships, etc.) to prepare for action.

to warn of an impending raid, attack, storm, etc.: The radio alerted coastal residents to prepare for the hurricane.

to advise or warn; cause to be on guard: to alert gardeners to the dangers of some pesticides.

Idiom

on the alert, on guard against danger; in readiness; vigilant: The state police are on the alert for an escaped convict believed to be in the area.

Origin:
1590–1600; 1940–45 for def. 4; < Italian all'erta, equivalent to all(a) to, on the + erta lookout, watchtower, orig. feminine of erto, past participle of ergere < Latin ērigere to erect

Related forms

a·lert·ly, adverb

a·lert·ness, noun

hy·per·a·lert, adjective

un·a·lert·ed, adjective

Synonyms
1. awake, wary, observant. Alert, vigilant, watchful imply a wide-awake attitude, as of someone keenly aware of his or her surroundings. Alert describes a ready and prompt attentiveness together with a quick intelligence: The tourist was alert and eager to see the sights. Vigilant suggests some immediate necessity for keen, active observation, and for continuing alertness: Knowing the danger, the scout was unceasingly vigilant. Watchful suggests carefulness and preparedness: watchful waiting. 2. brisk, lively, quick, active, sprightly, spirited.

Antonyms
1. unaware.

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Example Sentences

So alert me about the models that are working on your campus or that you think should be tried.

They lead the blind, alert the deaf, and retrieve items for the physically challenged.

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So alert me about the models that are working on your campus or that you think should be tried.

They lead the blind, alert the deaf, and retrieve items for the physically challenged.

Glucose can block brain cell secretion of orexin, which keeps us alert.

Bob held the stage with his actor's baritone and theatrical chuckle, his eyes crinkled and sharply alert.

Recipe alert for those gardeners lucky enough to be able to grow rhubarb.

Hokkaido-Komagatake volcano erupted four times, putting five cities under alert.

Ideally, obtain an introduction from someone and perhaps ask them to alert the editor that you are going to be in touch.

He spent years trying to alert authorities of foul play, his calls falling on deaf ears.

Ants communicate and cooperate by using chemicals that can alert others to danger or lead them to a promising food source.

Night owls belie slacker reputation by staying alert longer.

She looks good, bright eyed and alert and she enjoyed the bath.

Ohio officials are already alert to the amount of binge drinking that occurs on campus.

Even the plainclothes police keeping an eye on things from the tea stall across the street look more alert.

Overnight, government volcanologists have raised the alert to its highest level.

There's no tire/pvement/friction sound to alert you.

For example, the map could alert them to roadblocks to maneuver around.

These icons will alert you to spots where these resources can enhance the lesson.

Everyone in the president's office is on high alert.

They get you out of an energy slump and make you more alert.

These sites also alert you to goods and services you might not know existed.

Stay alert for sightings of grizzly and black bears.

When in coastal areas, stay alert for tsunami warnings.

In places, the road has narrow shoulders and sharp drop-offs, so stay alert.

Updating the national emergency alert system, federal officials planned to.

The great thing of this website is you can setup school and program you want to receive alert notification.

The bill's proponents also want that audible alert to be one that will help people judge the direction and speed of the vehicle.

Pennsylvania changes course and allows farmers to alert consumers that they do-or don't-ply their dairy cows with hormones.

There was a looming fear that a continuous shower would alert the water police, who'd storm our suburban home to.

When an alert is issued, beachside sirens go off and urgent messages are flashed.

Officials have not yet raised the alert level, which would make evacuations mandatory.

All your senses have to be on high alert for your eyes to see the image you want to capture.

They monitor the national address database, and alert you if your address changes.

Depending on their answer, a credit report fraud alert may be a wise next step.

British newspapers were not slow to alert their readers to the dangers of filling up their supermarket trolleys with carcinogens.

Yet accidents are few, largely because of the air traffic control system and its alert controllers.

Meanwhile, the other dog would return to the hospice to alert the monks of the stranded pilgrim.

It's the same notification alert you get when one of your friends changes their status.

Depends on how alert my brain is at this time of day.

So security forces were on the alert after her arrest.

Future developments could involve a car navigation system or temperature control system that helps drivers stay alert.

Sometimes you'll want to alert your students to events on campus or in the community.

Your two phones will alert you so that you can share a taxi.

In theory, the insects' movements set off an alarm to alert authorities.

Smart hydrants can also alert utilities to unauthorized hydrant openings.

It can also alert homeowners if a device is inadvertently left.

Implanted under a patient's skin, such a monitor could discreetly alert him to dangerous variations in his glucose levels.

It can alert us to harmful external agents, but can become unbearable if not treated.

Fresh air and street noise will help keep you alert even when the subject matter doesn't.

He put security forces on high alert and sent soldiers to the villages within hours of the attacks.

Unless the aircraft broke up in the air, the pilots certainly have made an attempt to alert the ground to their problem.

The microcontroller can then be programmed to send an alert whenever something specific changes.

Be alert to the substance of a response to a good question.

Traffic lights could alert cars when they are about to change, or broadcast the latest congestion update to waiting vehicles.

According to legend, his fellow monks began enjoying the drink and used it to stay alert during their lengthy nighttime prayers.

Although, it could have als been that my brain was sort of in a blank alert state.

People become more alert when they were exposed to.

If nothing else, it will alert the committee that you understand the nature of the job you're seeking.

Either way, the authorities were right to hit red alert.

She has such alert eyes, and her head tilts to follow me.

If the blades are turning, the paper surely will make a sound that might alert the bats.

The alert level has wavered between yellow and orange since then.

His aim was to alert managers to the need to deliver value to shareholders.

The radio can be set to provide an automatic alert in case a tornado watch or warning is issued, even when the owner is asleep.

The irony is that the logos mostly serve to alert the patricians that the owner is not one of them.

They can map out physical dangers and act as early-warning systems to alert humans to the presence of hazardous chemicals or fire.

Watch for the flashing blue lights that alert workers to close down sensitive information on their screens.

The staff also read dozens of respectable newspapers and magazines, antennae alert for the daft and the bizarre.

The researchers' painstaking work has helped alert the world to the species's dramatic decline.

Its mission: to detect bursts and alert astronomers worldwide.

Sometimes even computer systems will not alert a company to a problem.

The incidents put scientists and the conservation community on alert.

Alert students that some hoops indicated on their cards may also contain cones from other teams.

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World English Dictionary

alert (əˈlɜːt)

—*adj*
1.	vigilantly attentive: alert to the problems
2.	brisk, nimble, or lively

—n
3.	an alarm or warning, esp a siren warning of an air raid
4.	the period during which such a warning remains in effect
5.	on the alert
	a. on guard against danger, attack, etc
	b. watchful; ready: on the alert for any errors

—vb
6.	to warn or signal (troops, police, etc) to prepare for action
7.	to warn of danger, an attack, etc

[C17: from Italian all'erta on the watch, from erta lookout post, from ergere to build up, from Latin ērigere; see erect]

a'lertly

—*adv*

a'lertness

—n

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Word Origin & History

alert

c.1600, from Fr. alerte "vigilant," from phrase à l'erte "on the watch," from It. all'erta "to the height," from erta "lookout, high tower," orig. fem. of erto, pp. of ergere "raise up," from L. erigere "raise." The adv. is the oldest form in Eng.; the adj. is from 1712, the noun from 1803, and

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the verb from 1868.

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Computing Dictionary

alert definition

operating system
/*'l*rt/ An audible and/or visual message intended to inform a system's users or administrators about a change in the operating conditions of that system or about some kind of error condition. In a graphical user interface, an alert would typically be displayed as a small window containing the message and a button to click to dismiss the window.
(1999-03-29)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

ALERT
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Idioms & Phrases

alert

see on the alert.

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