Meaning

4 senses
  1. An alarm.

    Alarm

    трево́гаtrevóga, сигнализа́цияsignalizácija

    триво́гаtryvóha

  2. A notification of higher importance than an advisory.

    предупрежде́ниеpredupreždénije, оповеще́ниеopoveščénije, сообще́ниеsoobščénije

    спові́щенняspovíščennja, попере́дженняpoperédžennja

  3. A state of readiness for potential combat.

    an airborne alert; ground alert

  4. Synonym of bell (“bell character”).

More definitions
  • a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
  • condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
  • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

Examples

199 sentences
  1. Tom will alert Mary.

    Том попередить Мері.

    ruТом предупредит Мэри об опасности.

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  2. I'll alert Tom.

    Я попереджу Тома.

    ruЯ предупрежу Тома.

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  3. Tom forced himself to stay alert.

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  4. I forced myself to stay alert.

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  5. I feel really alert right now.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
an alarm:
a notification:
Русский
By meaning 2
an alarm:
a notification:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an alarm:

Origin

From French alerte (“alert”), from the phrase à l'erte (“on the watch”), from Italian all'

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

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Forms

plural: alerts
Singularalert
Pluralalerts

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a warning serves to make you more alert to danger:alerting
  • condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action:qui vive
  • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger:alarmwarning signalalarum

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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