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alert Definition
(a)
very
attentive
or
observant
; "
an
alert
and
responsive
baby
is
a
joy
"; "
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
"
(n)
condition
of
heightened
watchfulness
or
preparation
for
action
; "
bombers
were
put
on
alert
during
the
crisis
"
(n)
a
warning
serves
to
make
you
more
alert
to
danger
(n)
an
automatic
signal
(
usually
a
sound
)
warning
of
danger
(s)
mentally
responsive
; "
an
alert
mind
"
(s)
not
unconscious
;
especially
having
become
conscious
; "
the
patient
is
now
awake
and
alert
"
(s) (
usually
followed
by
`
to
'')
showing
acute
awareness
;
mentally
perceptive
; "
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
"
(v)
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
"
alert Synonyms
alarm
alarum
alert
alerting
alive(p)
awake(p)
qui vive
warning signal
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