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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
alert/əˈlɜːt/
▶adjective quick to notice and respond to potential danger or problems.
■ intellectually active.
▶noun- 1 the state of being alert: everyone should be on the alert for terrorists.
- 2 a warning of danger.
- 3 a prompt or similar signal on an electronic device.
– derivatives
alertly adverb,
alertness noun.
alertly adverb,
alertness noun.
– origin C16 (orig. in military use): from Fr. alerte, from Ital. all' erta ‘to the watchtower’.
'alert' also found in these Oxford entries:
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alert against
alert or alertness
alert police officer
alert someone to infinitive or -ing verb form?
alert to
An alert police force may quickly (track or trace) a crimina
be alert to//wary of//watchful for the possible dangers
Be on good guard/alert
Google Alert!!
keep them alert
muppet alert
placed on full combat alert
put out an alert
stay alert
to be alert
Training alert?
watched the first news alert about ...
What is Executive Alert?
alert against
alert or alertness
alert police officer
alert someone to infinitive or -ing verb form?
alert to
An alert police force may quickly (track or trace) a crimina
be alert to//wary of//watchful for the possible dangers
Be on good guard/alert
Google Alert!!
keep them alert
muppet alert
placed on full combat alert
put out an alert
stay alert
to be alert
Training alert?
watched the first news alert about ...
What is Executive Alert?
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