"alarm" meaning in All languages combined

See alarm on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈlɑːm/ [UK], /əˈlɑrm/ [US] Audio: en-us-alarm.ogg [US] Forms: alarm [singular], alarms [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An alarm is a signal that something needs attention or a machine that makes the signal.
    Sense id: simple-alarm-en-noun-djBNXIhq
  2. Alarm is a feeling of worry or fear.
    Sense id: simple-alarm-en-noun-Yrny1773

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈlɑːm/ [UK], /əˈlɑrm/ [US] Audio: en-us-alarm.ogg [US] Forms: alarm [canonical], alarms [third-person, singular], alarmed [past], alarmed [past, participle], alarming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you alarm someone, you make them feel worried or scared.
    Sense id: simple-alarm-en-verb-5i47j-eG
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