"alert" meaning in English

See alert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈlɜːt/ [UK], /əˈlɝt/ [US] Audio: en-us-alert.ogg [US] Forms: alert [positive], more alert [comparative], most alert [superlative]
enPR: ə-lûrtʹ [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To be alert is to be awake; attentive
    Sense id: simple-alert-en-adj-LUW1jbsu

Noun

IPA: /əˈlɜːt/ [UK], /əˈlɝt/ [US] Audio: en-us-alert.ogg [US] Forms: alert [singular], alerts [plural]
enPR: ə-lûrtʹ [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An alarm.
    Sense id: simple-alert-en-noun-HWvjiKdO
  2. A notification; something that is observed.
    Sense id: simple-alert-en-noun-l1T3-Z1w

Verb

IPA: /əˈlɜːt/ [UK], /əˈlɝt/ [US] Audio: en-us-alert.ogg [US] Forms: alert [canonical], alerts [third-person, singular], alerted [past], alerted [past, participle], alerting [present, participle]
enPR: ə-lûrtʹ [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To alert is to bring notice to; warn.
    Sense id: simple-alert-en-verb-YjK~KL2O
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