alert

CEFRB2

/əˈlɜːt/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Watchful and ready to notice or respond to danger.

  2. 02

    noun

    A warning about a possible danger or problem.

Examples

  • Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert.

  • You should be alert to the possible dangers.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. An alarm.

  2. brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

  3. Attentive; awake; on guard.

More examples

In context

  • We must be alert to dangers.

  • an airborne alert; ground alert

  • I saw an alert young fellow that cocked his hat upon a friend of his who entered just at the same time with myself

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From French alerte (“alert”), from the phrase à l'erte (“on the watch”), from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).