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a·lert

(ə-lûrt′)
adj.
1. Vigilantly attentive; watchful: alert to danger; an alert bank guard. See Synonyms at careful.
2. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
3. Brisk or lively in action: the bird's alert hopping from branch to branch.
n.
1. A signal that warns of attack or danger: Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid.
2. A condition or period of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action: Nuclear-armed bombers were put on alert during the crisis.
tr.v. a·lert·ed, a·lert·ing, a·lerts
To notify of approaching danger or action; warn: a flashing red light that alerted motorists to trouble ahead.
Idiom:
on the alert
Watchful and prepared for danger, emergency, or opportunity: bird watchers on the alert for a rare species.
[French alerte, from Italian all' erta, on the lookout : alla, to the, on the (from Latin ad illam, to that : ad, to; see ad- + illam, feminine accusative sing. of ille, that, the; see al- in Indo-European roots) + erta, lookout (from past participle of ergere, to raise, from Latin ērigere; see erect).]
a·lert′ly adv.
a·lert′ness n.
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Adv. 1. alertly - in mentally perceptive and responsive way; "she got through the day alertly, despite being on drugs"
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Translations
بِتَنَبُّه، بِحَذَر
hbitěostražitě
vagtsomt
snarlega, meî árvekni

alertly

adv → aufmerksam
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alert

(əˈləːt) adjective
1. quick-thinking. She's very old but still very alert. wakker يَقِظ، مُتَنَبِّه، واعي العَقْل буден vivo bystrý, čilý lebhaft vågen; skarp ξύπνιος, εύστροφος despierto, vivo ergas هشیار nopeaälyinen alerte ערני सतर्क budan vág az esze waspada vakandi, skarpur sveglio, pronto 機敏な 기민한 nuovokus ātri uztverošs; veikls tangkas kwiek våken, skarp sprawny umysłowo هوښیار vivo rapid, iute проворный bystrý, čulý živahen budne pažnje pigg, alert ตื่นตัว uyanık, açıkgöz 思考靈敏的 спритний, жвавий ہوشیار minh mẫn 机灵的
2. (with to) watchful and aware. You must be alert to danger. op die hoede مُتَنَبِّه، يَقِظ бдителен alerta ostražitý aufmerksam på vagt; årvågen άγρυπνος, σε επιφυλακή alerta, atento, vigilante valvas مواظب valpas vigilant, attentif ער, דרוך budan éber siaga árvökull vigile 油断のない 방심하지 않는 budrus modrs berhati hati waakzaam på vakt, årvåken czujny باخبر alerta vigilent, atent настороженный ostražitý buden oprezan vaksam, på vakt ตื่นตัว dikkatli, uyanık, tetikte 機警的 насторожений, пильний ہوشیار cảnh giác 警觉的
noun
a signal to be ready for action. wees reg إنْذَار، تَنْبِيه، تَحْذِير тревога alerta signál, rozkaz k pohotovosti die Alarmbereitschaft varsel; alarm επιφυλακή alerta häire آماده باش varoitus alerte אזעקה, אתרעה संकट-सूचना spreman riadó aba-aba aðvörun allarme 警報 경계 경보 pavojaus signalas trauksmes signāls perhatian alarmsignaal varsel, alarm alarm اماده ، تیار alarme alarmă сигнал тревоги rozkaz na pohotovosť alarm spremnost larm สัญญาณเตือนให้พร้อม alarm 警報 тривога; сигнал тривоги خبردارہونے کا اشارہ sự báo động 警报
verb
to make (someone) alert; to warn. The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger. waarsku يُنْذِر، يُنَبِّه، يُحَذِّر давамсигнал alertar alarmovat, varovat warnen varsle προειδοποιώ alertar alarmeerima هشدار دادن varoittaa alerter לְהַזהִיר सावधान करना znak upozorenja riaszt memperingatkan gera (e-m) viðvart, vara við mettere in guardia/stato d'allarme 危険を知らせる 경고하다 įspėti brīdināt; izziņot trauksmi memberi amaran waarschuwen varsle ostrzegać خبر ورکول alertar a alarma предупреждать об опасности alarmovať opozoriti na upozoriti försätta i beredskap, varna เตือน uyarmak, tehlikeyi haber vermek 使警覺 привести до стану готовності خبر دار کرنا cảnh báo 使警觉
aˈlertly adverb
wakker بِتَنَبُّه، بِحَذَر будно vivamente hbitě, ostražitě wachsam årvågent; vagtsomt άγρυπνα prontamente erksalt هشیارانه valppaasti prestement בדריכות, בזהירות सर्तकतापूर्वक žustro éberen, óvatosan; élénken siaga snarlega, með árvekni prontamente 油断なく 조심성 있게 budriai modri dengan berhati hati levendig årvåkent, vaktsomt czujnie په با خبره توګه atentamente atent, prudent настороженно svižne, rezko urno oprezno vaket, piggt อย่างตื่นตัว dikkatle 警覺地 пильно, насторожено چوکسی سے cảnh giác 警觉地
aˈlertness noun
wakkerheid تَنَبُّه، حَذَر будност vigilância hbitost, ostražitost die Wachsamkeit årvågenhed ετοιμότητα atención, vigilancia; prontitud erksus هشیاری valppaus promptitude; vigilance דריכות, זהירות सतर्कता spremnost éberség, óvatosság; élénkség keadaan siaga árvekni prontezza; vigilanza 機敏 조심성 있음 budrumas modrība sikap berhati hati levendigheid, waakzaamheid årvåkenhet czujność هوښیارتیا vigilância vioiciune; vigilenţă настороженность ostražitosť; bystrosť pripravljenost; budnost oprez vakenhet, pigghet ความตื่นตัว uyanıklık, dikkat 警覺 пильність, настороженість چوکسی ، ہوشیاری sự cảnh giác 警觉
on the alert
on the watch (for). We were on the alert for any sound that might tell us where he was. waaksaam مُتَأهِّب، فِي حَالَة تَأهُّب нащрек atento ve střehu auf der Hut på vagt σε επαγρύπνηση en alerta valvel گوش به زنگ olla valmiudessa sur le qui-vive על המשמר, בכוננות चौकस u stanju pripravnosti éberen ��rködik siap siaga á varðbergi all'erta 油断なく見張って 방심하지 않고 laukiantis, budrus, budintis būt trauksmes stāvoklī; būt modram menumpukan perhatian op zijn hoede på vakt w stanie wyczekiwania (na) رنګ ته غوږ de prevenção atent (la) настороже v strehu biti na preži na oprezu på vakt, beredd ระวังตัว temkinli, tetikte 保持警覺 насторожі چوکنا ہونا cảnh giác 警觉着
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