What does ALERT mean?

Definitions for ALERT
əˈlɜrtalert

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alert, qui vivenoun

    condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

    "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"

  2. alert, alertingnoun

    a warning serves to make you more alert to danger

  3. alarm, alert, warning signal, alarumadjective

    an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

  4. alert, watchfuladjective

    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"

  5. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippyadjective

    quick and energetic

    "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

  6. alert, alive(p), awake(p)verb

    mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"

    "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"

  7. alarm, alertverb

    warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

    "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

Wiktionary

  1. alertnoun

    An alarm.

  2. alertnoun

    A notification of higher importance than an advisory.

  3. alertverb

    To give warning to.

  4. alertadjective

    Attentive; awake; on-guard.

  5. Etymology: From alerte, from the phrase à l'erte, from all'erta, from erta.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. ALERTadjective

    Etymology: alerte, Fr. perhaps from alacris, but probably from à l'art, according to art or rule.

    I saw an alert young fellow, that cocked his hat upon a friend of his, and accosted him after the following manner: Well, Jack, the old prig is dead at last. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 403.

ChatGPT

  1. alert

    Alert refers to the state of being watchful, aware, and ready to respond or react to any potential danger, threat, or emergency. It also can be a notification, warning, or signal about any specific situation, usually associated with urgency or potential harm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alertadjective

    watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance

  2. Alertadjective

    brisk; nimble; moving with celerity

  3. Alertnoun

    an alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning

Wikidata

  1. Alert

    Alert is an unincorporated community in southern Morgan Township, Butler County, Ohio, in the United States. It is located about ten miles southwest of Hamilton on Howards Creek, a tributary of the Great Miami River in section 28 of R1ET3N of the Congress Lands. It is three miles west of Shandon and two miles south of Okeana.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Alert

    al-ėrt′, adj. watchful: brisk.—n. a sudden attack or surprise.—adv. Alert′ly.—n. Alert′ness.—Upon the alert, upon the watch. [Fr.—It. all' erta, on the erect—erto, L. erectus, erect.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. alert

    On the look-out, and ready for any sudden duty. Nearly synonymous with alarm. Alerto--called frequently by Spanish sentinels.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. alert

    Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance; upon the watch; guarding against surprise or danger.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ALERT

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alert is ranked #133863 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Alert surname appeared 126 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Alert.

    80.1% or 101 total occurrences were Black.
    15% or 19 total occurrences were White.

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British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ALERT' in Verbs Frequency: #1006

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Anagrams for ALERT »

  1. alter

  2. artel

  3. later

  4. ratel

  5. taler

  6. telar

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ALERT in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ALERT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ALERT in a Sentence

  1. Times Union:

    The Legislative Correspondents Association (LCA), made up of dozens of reporters and editors from various news outlets who cover the state Capitol in Albany, sent a letter Monday requesting Cuomo allow reporters to ask at least one follow-up question; diversify which reporters are selected for questions by taking into account race, ethnicity, gender and age; and alert news outlets at least two hours in advance of his public appearances.

  2. Kim Jong:

    The world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by the DPRK in the near future, we will reliably put on constant alert the powerful nuclear deterrent capable of containing the nuclear threats from the U.S. and guaranteeing our long-term security.

  3. Chancellor Angela Merkel:

    There's no drawing a line under the history, we can see that in the Greece debate and in other European countries. We Germans have a special responsibility to be alert, sensitive and aware of what we did during the Nazi era and about lasting damage caused in other countries. I've got tremendous sympathy for that.

  4. Brandon Buell:

    We had a faith that we will continue the pregnancy and hopefully we wouldn't lose him. And now we are today where he's not showing signs of going anywhere. He is -- you can tell -- so loved, he has the brightest eyes, he recognizes so many things, he's so alert. We are just aware of the miracle of what he's doing and also the reality of what may happen tomorrow.

  5. Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying:

    We must stay alert, we also ask political figures with close ties to the leaders of the student movement to advise them against putting forward such fallacies.

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