alert
137
3.5
- noun
- /əˈlɜrt/
:
estado de alerta
- His unit had been put on alert and was on its way to Vietnam.
- high alert
- a state of alert
- put on alert
And so it's on alert because it's still there.
- And so it's on alert because it's still there.
- Ross Brown, you are on on call, on alert.
- And so I developed this sort of chronic state of feeling on alert.
- So what are the things that they should be on alert for?
- Well, I guess it put people on alert that this could happen to you too.
- I come from people who grew up on the alert, like, they just were.
Examples
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All of us were on high alert, waiting for it to run into the last trap.
Academic text (2003) -
Pull them all back on high alert.
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Now imagine being on alert in that way all the time.
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Stay alert, and stay alive.
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My senses, all on high alert, knew everything coming in was unique.
Academic text (2000) -
This is an unstable system, and this town should be on alert.
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Believe me, everyone's on full alert, a bit late maybe, but they are now.
Fiction book (1990) -
Tonight, of all nights, she had to be on the alert for those mental slips.
Fiction book (1992) -
Every cop in Dempsy and Gannon is on alert.
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The emergency services issued an alert to residents about the impending storm.
Synonyms
33
5.2
A state of watching and staying ready for danger
25
3.6
A time when people are extra ready and careful because of danger
24
4.7
A strong warning that serious danger is coming and people must act now
14
2.9
A state of being watchful and ready to notice and act on danger or problems
2
4.2
Careful attention to danger or problems to keep people safe
1
9.3
To be very alert and watchful because you feel worried or unsafe
A state of being ready and watching for danger
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
3.3
A national system that lets officials send emergency warnings on radio and television
- Jargon
A military state where fighter jets stay ready to take off quickly to respond to a threat
- Jargon
A state when planes and their crews are ready to take off immediately for defense
How Alert
- Specialized
1
9.3
33
5.2
137
3.5
3
4.2
336
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Alert comes from the Italian phrase all'erta, which means 'on the watch' or ready to act. That's why being on alert means you are watching and prepared for possible danger.