alert
41alert — adjective quick to notice and respond to potential danger or problems. ↘intellectually active. noun 1》 the state of being alert: everyone should be on the alert for terrorists. 2》 a warning of danger. 3》 a prompt or similar signal on an… …
42alert — a•lert [[t]əˈlɜrt[/t]] adj. n. v. a•lert•ed, a•lert•ing 1) fully aware and attentive; wide awake 2) quick to understand or respond; perceptive; acute 3) watchful and ready to act; vigilant 4) a warning of an impending military attack, a storm,… …
43alert — See deer alert voice alert system …
44alert — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 watchful or vigilant; ready to take action. 2 nimble (esp. of mental faculties); attentive. n. 1 a warning call or alarm. 2 a warning of an air raid. b the duration of this. v.tr. (often foll. by to) make alert; warn (were… …
45alert — See: ON THE ALERT …
46alert — See: ON THE ALERT …
47alert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. watchful, on guard, wary; quick, ready. See care, activity. v. See warning.Ant., inattentive, unaware. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Watchful] Syn. wary, on guard, wide awake; see observant 2 . 2.… …
48alert — • vaksam, uppmärksam, alert, iakttagande, aktgivande, observant …
49alert — [17] Alert comes, via French, from an Italian phrase all’ erta ‘on the look out’, or literally ‘at the (alla) watch tower (erta)’. Erta was short for torre erta, literally ‘high tower’, in which the adjective erta ‘high’ came ultimately from… …
50alert — See: on the alert …
