ALERT

adj. ready; attentive; quick, agile

v. warn; put on standby; alarm

n. attitude of readiness; warning; alarm

Alert may refer to:an alert statea warning such as "Red alert!"Alert, Nunavut, in Canada, the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the worldALERT! an animated film by Jim Etherdesktop alerts are applications which appear on users desktopsAlert Records, a record labelAlert dialog box, a type of dialog box used in graphical user interfacesThe SS Alert, a steamship that sank off Victoria, AustraliaALERT (medical facility, Ethiopia), a training center for leprosy and tuberculosis
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Alert Neurology adjective 1. Referring to a state in which an individual is awake and appropriately answers all questions 2. [more]Alert - Community and Resources

Noun
1. condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
(synonym) qui vive
(hypernym) readiness, preparedness, preparation
(hyponym) air alert
(derivation) alarm
2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
(synonym) alerting
(hypernym) warning
(hyponym) Emergency Alert System, EAS
(derivation) alarm
3. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
(synonym) alarm, warning signal, alarum
(hypernym) signal, signaling, sign
(hyponym) torpedo
(derivation) alarm
Verb
1. warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
(synonym) alarm
(hypernym) warn
(hyponym) wake
(derivation) qui vive
Adjective
1. very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
(antonym) unalert
(similar) argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, watchful
(see-also) awake(p)
2. mentally responsive; "an alert mind"
(similar) intelligent
3. not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert"
(synonym) awake(p)
(similar) conscious
4. (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
(synonym) alive(p), awake(p)
(similar) aware(p)

adj. watchful, awake, attentive; alert, on guard