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Webster 1913 Edition

Alert

A-lert′

(ȧ-lẽrt′)

Adj.

[F.

alerte

, earlier

à 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

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

alert

young fellow.

Addison.

Syn. – Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt.

A-lert′

Noun.

(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 1828 Edition

Alert

ALERT'

, a.

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance. hence the military phrase, upon the alert, upon the watch, guarding against surprise or danger.

Brisk; nimble; moving the celerity.

Definition 2024

Alert

See also: alert

English

Proper noun

Alert

The northernmost inhabited place in Nunavut, Canada

alert

See also: Alert

English

Adjective

alert ‎(comparative more alert, superlative most alert)

Attentive; awake; on guard.
(obsolete) Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
- Addison
  an alert young fellow

Translations

attentive

Armenian: զգաստ (hy) ‎(zgast), արթուն (hy) ‎(artʿun), զգոն (hy) ‎(zgon)
Bengali: সতর্ক ‎(sôtôrkô)
Bulgarian: бдителен (bg) ‎(bditelen), внимателен (bg) ‎(vnimatelen)
Catalan: vigilant
Chinese:
Mandarin: 警惕 (zh) ‎(jǐngtì)
Esperanto: vigla, mallaca
Finnish: virkeä (fi), pirteä (fi)
French: alerte (fr)
German: aufmerksam (de), wachsam (de)
Hebrew: עֵרָנִי m ‎(eraní), דָּרוּךְ m ‎(darúkh)
Hindi: सतर्क (hi) ‎(satark)
Irish: airdeallach, beo-intinneach, biorbach, braiteach, fuireachair
Italian: allerta (it)
Japanese: 機敏な (ja) ‎(きびんな, kibin na), 警戒する (ja) ‎(けいかいする, keikai suru)

Kurdish:
Sorani: وریا ‎(wirya)
Latvian: modrs
Luxembourgish: aläert
Maltese: attent m, attenta f
Maori: matawhiuwhiu, hiwa, mataara, ohiti, ohitu, matatū, tauwhiro
Norwegian: oppmerksom (no), våken (no)
Portuguese: alerta (pt)
Russian: бди́тельный (ru) ‎(bdítelʹnyj), внима́тельный (ru) ‎(vnimátelʹnyj), насторо́женный (ru) ‎(nastoróžennyj)
Sanskrit: सतर्क (sa) ‎(satarka)
Scottish Gaelic: grad
Spanish: alerto (es), vigilante (es)
Swahili: chonjo (sw), tahadhari (sw)
Swedish: alert (sv), vaken (sv)
Urdu: سترک ‎(satark)

Noun

alert ‎(plural alerts)

An alarm.
A notification of higher importance than an advisory.

Translations

an alarm

Bulgarian: тревога (bg) ‎(trevoga)
Catalan: alerta f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 警報 (zh), 警报 (zh) ‎(jǐngbào)
Czech: výstraha f, poplach (cs) m
Finnish: hälytys (fi)
French: alarme (fr) f
German: Alarm (de) m
Hebrew: אַזְעָקָה (he) ‎(aza'qá), הַתְרָעָה ‎(hatra'á)
Italian: allarme (it) m

Japanese: 警告 (ja) ‎(けいこく, keikoku), 警報 (ja) ‎(けいほう, keihō)
Norwegian: alarm (no) m
Portuguese: alerta (pt) m, alarme (pt) m
Russian: трево́га (ru) f ‎(trevóga), сигнализа́ция (ru) f ‎(signalizácija) (alarm system)
Spanish: alerta (es) f, alarma (es) f
Swahili: tahadhari (sw)
Swedish: larm (sv) n

a notification

Czech: upozornění (cs) n
Finnish: varoitus (fi)
Hebrew: הַתְרָעָה f ‎(hatra'á), כּוֹנְנוּת (he) ‎(konenút)
Norwegian: advarsel (no) m, varsel (no) n
Portuguese: alerta (pt) m
Russian: предупрежде́ние (ru) n ‎(predupreždénije), оповеще́ние (ru) n ‎(opoveščénije), сообще́ние (ru) n ‎(soobščénije)

Swahili: chonjo (sw), tahadhari (sw)

Verb

alert ‎(third-person singular simple present alerts, present participle alerting, simple past and past participle alerted)

To give warning to.

Translations

to give warning to

Catalan: alertar (ca)
German: verständigen (de)
Hebrew: הִזְהִיר ‎(hizhír), הִתְרִיעַ ‎(hitría')
Norwegian: varsle (no)

Portuguese: alertar (pt)
Spanish: alertar (es)
Swahili: chonjo (sw), tahadhari (sw)

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

alert ‎(comparative alerter, superlative alertst)

alert

Inflection

Inflection of alert
uninflected	alert
inflected	alerte
comparative	alerter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		alert	alerter	het alertst het alertste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	alerte	alertere	alertste
	n. sing.	alert	alerter	alertste
	plural	alerte	alertere	alertste
definite		alerte	alertere	alertste
partitive		alerts	alerters	—

Anagrams

later, ratel

Swedish

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ært

Adjective

alert (comparative alertare, superlative alertast)

alert

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Webster 1913 Edition

Alert

A-lert′

A-lert′

Webster 1828 Edition

Alert

ALERT'

Definition 2024

Alert

Alert

English

Proper noun

alert

alert

English

Adjective

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