alert
Plural: alerts
Noun
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
- "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- An alarm.
- A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
- A state of readiness for potential combat.
- Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
Verb
Verb Forms: alerted, alerting, alerts
- To warn someone of a danger, threat, or problem.
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
- "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
- To give warning to.
Adjective
- Quick to notice and respond to potential dangers or opportunities.
- 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"
Adjective Satellite
- quick and energetic
- mentally perceptive and responsive
- "an alert mind"
- "alert to the problems"
Adj
- Attentive; awake; on guard.
- brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
Examples
- A truly alert player always scans the entire board for bingo opportunities.
- an airborne alert; ground alert
- I must alert you that challenging my word will cost you a turn.
Origin / Etymology
From French alerte (“alert”), from the phrase à l'erte (“on the watch”), from Italian all'erta (“to the height”), from erta (“lookout, tower”).
Synonyms
alarm, alarum, alerting, alive, awake, brisk, lively, merry, qui vive, rattling, snappy, spanking, warning signal, watchful, zippy, bell, wakeful
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 5
alert: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordalert: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alert: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary