sound the alarm in English

Forms: sounds the alarm [present, singular, third-person], sounding the alarm [participle, present], sounded the alarm [participle, past], sounded the alarm [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sound the alarm (third-person singular simple present sounds the alarm, present participle sounding the alarm, simple past and past participle sounded the alarm)

Inflected forms

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"sound the alarm" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms