Alert
nounə'lɜrt
Adjective
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
“caught by a couple of alert cops”
“alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came”
“constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty”
mentally perceptive and responsive
“an alert mind”
“alert to the problems”
quick and energetic
Noun
condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
“bombers were put on alert during the crisis”
Type of:PreparationPreparednessReadinessa warning serves to make you more alert to danger
Similar:AlertingType of:Warningan automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Type of:SignalingSignSignal
Verb
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
“We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries”
Similar:AlarmType of:Warn
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