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- Definition
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- alert :condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- bombers were put on alert during the crisis
- alert :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 :engaged in or accustomed to close observation
- 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
- alert :quick and energetic
- a brisk walk in the park|a lively gait|a merry chase|traveling at a rattling rate|a snappy pace|a spanking breeze
- alert :mentally perceptive and responsive
- an alert mind|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
- alert :a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- alert :an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger