alert

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈlɜːt/ (General American) enPR: ə-lûrtʹ, IPA(key): /əˈlɝt/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Hyphenation: a‧lert === Etymology 1 === From French alerte (“alert”), from the phrase à l'erte (“on the watch”), from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”). ==== Adjective ==== alert (comparative more alert, superlative most alert) Attentive; awake; on guard. Synonym: wakeful (obsolete) brisk; nimble; moving with celerity. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== alert (plural alerts) An alarm. A notification of higher importance than an advisory. (military) A state of readiness for potential combat. (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Formed within English by conversion, from alert (adjective). Compare French alerter. ==== Verb ==== alert (third-person singular simple present alerts, present participle alerting, simple past and past participle alerted) To give warning to. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === References === === Anagrams === alter, alter-, altre, artel, later, ratel, taler, telar == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alerte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːˈlɛrt/ Hyphenation: alert Rhymes: -ɛrt === Adjective === alert (comparative alerter, superlative alertst) alert ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== alertheid ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: allert === Anagrams === later, ratel == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alerte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aˈlɛʁt] === Adjective === alert (strong nominative masculine singular alerter, comparative alerter, superlative am alertesten) alert ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “alert” in Duden online “alert” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alerte or English alert, from Italian all'erta. First attested in the second half of the 20th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.lɛrt/ Rhymes: -alɛrt Syllabification: a‧lert === Noun === alert m inan alert (device used to alarm people) Synonym: alarm antyterrorystyczny alert ― a terrorist alert alert (sound used to alarm people) Synonym: alarm alert (state of being alerted) pomarańczowy alert ― orange alert czerwony alert ― red alert alert ekologiczny ― an ecological alert ogłaszać/ogłosić alert ― to declare alert alert obowiązuje ― alert holds form/applies to (military) alert (state of readiness for potential combat) (technology) alert Synonym: powiadomienie ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === alert in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN alert in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alerte. === Adjective === alert m or n (feminine singular alertă, masculine plural alerți, feminine/neuter plural alerte) wide-awake ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alerte, from Italian all'erta (“on guard”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlæʈ/ Rhymes: -æʈː === Adjective === alert (comparative alertare, superlative alertast) alert ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === alert in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker === Anagrams === artel, later, letar, realt