alert

Adj

1. Attentive; awake; on guard.
2. (obsolete) brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

Noun

1. An alarm.
2. A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
3. A state of readiness for potential combat.
4. Synonym of bell (“bell character”).

Verb

To give warning to.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈlɜːt/

Etymology

Cognate with French: alerter

In summary

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

watchful

vigilant

warn

awake

caution

attentive

brisk

warning

⚠️

active

quick

lively

admonish

clever

aware

ready

wide-awake

forewarn

observant

sharp

agile

careful

prompt

conscious

adroit

alive

caveat

cautious

heedful

keen

smart

shrewd

sprightly

cunning

spry

awaken

wary

astute

rattling

pay attention

vivacious

perky

vigorous

wakeful

inform

intelligent

alerting

sprited

signal

wake up

Translations

alerte

alerta

allarme

kwiek

levendig

alerta

vigile

vif

alarma

alerter

wachsam

alarme

vigilant

avertir

wach