Alert

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t

Origin

From French alerte ("alert"), from the phrase à l'erte ("on the watch"), from Italian all'erta ("to the height"), from erta ("lookout, tower").

Full definition of alert

Adjective

1. Attentive; awake; on guard.
2. (obsolete) Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
• Addisonan alert young fellow

Noun

1. An alarm.
2. A notification of higher importance than an advisory.

Verb

1. To give warning to.

Anagrams

• alter
• artel
• later
• ratel
• taler