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a⋅lert
[uh-lurt] 
–adjective
| 1. | fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind. |
| 2. | swift; agile; nimble. |
–noun
| 3. | an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack. |
| 4. | a warning or alarm of an impending military attack, a storm, etc.: We'd just boarded the bus when the alert sounded. |
| 5. | the period during which such a warning or alarm is in effect. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 6. | to warn (troops, ships, etc.) to prepare for action. |
| 7. | to warn of an impending raid, attack, storm, etc.: The radio alerted coastal residents to prepare for the hurricane. |
| 8. | to advise or warn; cause to be on guard: to alert gardeners to the dangers of some pesticides. |
| 9. | 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; < It all'erta, equiv. to all(a) to, on the + erta lookout, watchtower, orig. fem. of erto, ptp. of ergere < L ērigere to erect
1590–1600; 1940–45 for def. 4; < It all'erta, equiv. to all(a) to, on the + erta lookout, watchtower, orig. fem. of erto, ptp. of ergere < L ērigere to erect
Related forms:
a⋅lert⋅ly, adverb
a⋅lert⋅ness, noun
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.
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.
1. unaware.
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| a·lert (ə-lûrt') adj.
To notify of approaching danger or action; warn: a flashing red light that alerted motorists to trouble ahead. [French alerte, from Italian all' erta, on the lookout : alla, to the, on the (from Latin ad illam, to that : ad, to; see ad- + illam, feminine accusative sing. of ille, that, the; see al-1 in Indo-European roots) + erta, lookout (from past participle of ergere, to raise, from Latin ērigere; see erect).] a·lert'ly adv., a·lert'ness n. |
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Alert
A*lert"\ ([.a]*l[~e]rt"), a. [F. alerte, earlier [`a] l'erte on the watch, fr. It. all' erta on the watch, prop. (standing) on a height, where one can look around; erta a declivity, steep, erto steep, p. p. of ergere, erigere, to erect, raise, L. erigere. See Erect.]1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance. 2. Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity. An alert young fellow. --Addison. Syn: Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt.Alert
A*lert"\, n. (Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. "We have had an alert." --Farrow. On the alert, on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : alert
Spanish:
despierto, vivo,
German:
lebhaft,
Japanese:
機敏な
alert
1598, 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 the verb from 1868.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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alert 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)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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alert
see on the alert.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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