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Definition of Alert

Alert

  1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
  2. Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
  3. An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.

Alert Quotations

In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.
Alexis de Tocqueville

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
Horace

I am sensible of the velocity of the moments, and entering that part of my head alert to the motion of the world I am aware that life was never perfect, never absolute. This bestows contentment, even a fearlessness.
Harold Brodkey

Now we're e-mailing and tweeting and texting so much, a phone call comes as a fresh surprise. I get text messages on my cell phone all day long, and it warbles to alert me that someone has sent me a message on Facebook or a reply or direct message on Twitter, but it rarely ever rings.
Susan Orlean

If you have a priest that is pushing social justice, go find another parish. Go alert your bishop.
Glenn Beck
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Alert Translations

alert in Afrikaans is lewendig
alert in Danish is livlig
alert in Dutch is kwiek, druk, kras, levendig, rap
alert in French is alarme, vif
alert in German is Alarmruf, Warnton
alert in Italian is allarme
alert in Portuguese is alerta
alert in Spanish is alerta
alert in Swedish is vaken, alert

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