You should be alert to the possible dangers.
Source: tatoeba (20088)
Alert
//əˈlɜːt//
Synonyms for "alert" (240 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (72)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
burglar alarmbuzzbuzzercall attention tocantcarefulcautioncautiouschipperclear sightedclear-sightedclear-wittedclearheadedcleverclosecognizantconcentratedconfideconfide toconscious
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crostariecry havoccry wolfdashingdecisivediligentdraw attentiondraw attention toearnestentrust with informationequal toexpeditiousfastfiery crossfinicalfinickingfinickyfire alarmfire bellfire flagfive-minute gunflashing lightfleetflyfly storm warningsfog bellfog signalfoghornforewarnfreshfrightenfriskyfull of lifegale warninggaygive confidential informationgive fair warninggive noticegive warningheedfulhooterhornhue and cryhurricane warningimmediateinstantinstantaneousintelligent
Adjective(2 words)
Related words (120)
intenseintentintentiveissue an ultimatumjohnny on the spotkeenklaxonknowinglet in onlet next tolighthouselivelyloaded forlookoutmaydaymention privatelymercurialmeticulousmindfulmobile
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nicenigglingnimblenote of alarmnotifyobservantobservingocculting lighton guardon theon the alerton the ballon the jobon the lookoutopen eyedopen-earedopen-eyedopenmouthedpepperypeppyperceptivepertpolice whistleprepared forpromptprudentpunctualput hepput next toqui vivequickquick-wittedrattlingreadyready forreceptiveregardfulresponsiverousingsharpsharp eyedsignalsignal of distresssirensmall-craft warningsmartsossound the alarmsound the tocsinspeedyspiritedsprightlysprystartlestill alarmstorm conestorm flagstorm warningsummaryswiftthreatentiptip offtocsintwo-minute gununblinkingunnoddingunskillfulunsleepingunwinkingupup forup toupside-down flagutter a caveatvigilantvivaciouswakefulwarnwarn againstwarningwarywatchfulwhisperwhistlewide-awakewise
Prep_phrase(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
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9 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
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12 entriessimilar
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Translations
149 translations across 48 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- يَقِظ adj (attentive)
Armenian
3 entries- արթուն adj (attentive)
- զգաստ adj (attentive)
- զգոն adj (attentive)
Bengali
1 entries- সতর্ক adj (attentive)
Bulgarian
3 entries- бдителен adj (attentive)
- внимателен adj (attentive)
- тревога noun (an alarm)
Catalan
3 entries- vigilant adj (attentive)
- alerta noun (an alarm)
- alertar verb (to give warning to)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- وریا adj (attentive)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 警惕 adj (attentive)
- 警報 /警报 noun (an alarm)
- 警告 verb (to give warning to)
Czech
3 entries- poplach noun (an alarm)
- upozornění noun (a notification)
- výstraha noun (an alarm)
Dutch
4 entries- alert adj (attentive)
- waakzaam adj (attentive)
- alarm noun (an alarm)
- waarschuwing noun (a notification)
Esperanto
4 entries- mallaca adj (attentive)
- vigla adj (attentive)
- alarmo noun (an alarm)
- averto noun (an alarm)
Estonian
1 entries- häire noun (an alarm)
Finnish
4 entries- pirteä adj (attentive)
- valpas adj (attentive)
- virkeä adj (attentive)
- herätys noun (an alarm)
French
2 entries- alerte adj (attentive)
- alarme noun (an alarm)
German
4 entries- aufmerksam adj (attentive)
- wachsam adj (attentive)
- Alarm noun (an alarm)
- verständigen verb (to give warning to)
Hebrew
4 entries- דָּרוּךְ adj (attentive)
- עֵרָנִי adj (attentive)
- אַזְעָקָה noun (an alarm)
- הַתְרָעָה noun (an alarm)
Hindi
4 entries- सतर्क adj (attentive)
- चेतावनी noun (an alarm)
- चेतावनी noun (a notification)
- चेतावनी verb (to give warning to)
Hungarian
1 entries- riadó noun (an alarm)
Icelandic
1 entries- viðvörun noun (an alarm)
Indonesian
2 entries- lansiran noun (a notification)
- pemberitahuan noun (a notification)
Irish
4 entries- airdeallach adj (attentive)
- beo-intinneach adj (attentive)
- biorbach adj (attentive)
- braiteach adj (attentive)
Italian
4 entries- allerta adj (attentive)
- attento adj (attentive)
- vigilante adj (attentive)
- vigile adj (attentive)
Japanese
4 entries- 機敏な adj (attentive)
- 警戒する adj (attentive)
- 警告 noun (an alarm)
- 警報 noun (an alarm)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- tsôu adj (attentive)
Korean
2 entries- 경계하다 adj (attentive)
- 기민하다 adj (attentive)
Latin
2 entries- intentus adj (attentive)
- vigilans adj (attentive)
Latvian
2 entries- modrs adj (attentive)
- trauksme noun (an alarm)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- aläert adj (attentive)
Macedonian
2 entries- аларм noun (an alarm)
- тревога noun (an alarm)
Maltese
1 entries- attent adj (attentive)
Māori
4 entries- hiwa adj (attentive)
- mataara adj (attentive)
- matatū adj (attentive)
- matawhiuwhiu adj (attentive)
Norwegian
4 entries- oppmerksom adj (attentive)
- våken adj (attentive)
- advarsel noun (a notification)
- alarm noun (an alarm)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- سهران adj (attentive)
- ایقاظ ایتمك verb (to give warning to)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- schneiw adj (attentive)
Polish
4 entries- czujny adj (attentive)
- uważny adj (attentive)
- alarm noun (an alarm)
- alert noun (an alarm)
Portuguese
4 entries- alerta adj (attentive)
- alarme noun (an alarm)
- alerta noun (an alarm)
- alerta noun (a notification)
Romanian
1 entries- alertă noun (an alarm)
Russian
4 entries- бди́тельный adj (attentive)
- внима́тельный adj (attentive)
- насторо́женный adj (attentive)
- оповеще́ние noun (a notification)
Sanskrit
1 entries- सतर्क adj (attentive)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- grad adj (attentive)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- obavijest noun (a notification)
- obavještenje noun (a notification)
Slovak
1 entries- poplach adj (attentive)
Spanish
4 entries- alerta adj (attentive)
- alerto adj (attentive)
- vigilante adj (attentive)
- alerta noun (an alarm)
Swahili
4 entries- chonjo adj (attentive)
- tahadhari adj (attentive)
- chonjo noun (a notification)
- chonjo verb (to give warning to)
Swedish
3 entries- alert adj (attentive)
- vaken adj (attentive)
- larm noun (an alarm)
Turkish
1 entries- uyanık adj (attentive)
Ukrainian
4 entries- насторо́жений adj (attentive)
- ува́жний adj (attentive)
- попере́дження noun (a notification)
- спові́щення noun (a notification)
Unami
1 entries- kwèxsi adj (attentive)
Urdu
1 entries- سترک adj (attentive)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
We must be alert to dangers.
Source: tatoeba (23056)
The climber stayed alert while climbing the precipice.
Source: tatoeba (44820)
I feel more alert after drinking a cup of coffee.
Source: tatoeba (62202)
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