alert - Meaning in Tamil

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alert - Meaning in Tamil

alert Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of alert in English

alert adjective

1. engaged in or accustomed to close observation

   Synonyms

   watchful

   Examples

   • "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"
   • "caught by a couple of alert cops"
   • "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
2. mentally perceptive and responsive

   Synonyms

   alive, awake

   Examples

   • "alert to the problems"
   • "alive to what is going on"
   • "an alert mind"
   • "awake to the dangers of her situation"
   • "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
3. quick and energetic

   Synonyms

   brisk, lively, lively, merry, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy

   Examples

   • "a brisk walk in the park"
   • "a lively gait"
   • "a merry chase"
   • "a snappy pace"
   • "a spanking breeze"
   • "traveling at a rattling rate"

alert noun

1. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

   Synonyms

   alarm, alarum, warning signal

2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger

   Synonyms

   alerting

3. condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

   Synonyms

   qui vive

   Example

   • "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"

alert verb

1. warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

   Synonyms

   alarm

   Examples

   • "The empty house alarmed him"
   • "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

Synonyms of alert

• alarm, alarum, warning signal
• alerting
• qui vive
• alarm
• watchful
• alive, awake
• brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy

Antonyms of alert

unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful

More matches for alert

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