Alertness

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen 1.2 swift; agile; nimble. 2 Noun 2.1 an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack. 2.2 a warning or alarm of an impending military attack, a storm, etc. 2.3 the period during which such a warning or alarm is in effect. 3 Verb (used with object) 3.1 to warn (troops, ships, etc.) to prepare for action. 3.2 to warn of an impending raid, attack, storm, etc. 3.3 to advise or warn; cause to be on guard 4 Idiom 4.1 on the alert 5 Synonyms 5.1 noun

Adjective

fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen

an alert mind.

swift; agile; nimble.

Noun

an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.

a warning or alarm of an impending military attack, a storm, etc.

We'd just boarded the bus when the alert sounded.

the period during which such a warning or alarm is in effect.

Verb (used with object)

to warn (troops, ships, etc.) to prepare for action.

to warn of an impending raid, attack, storm, etc.

The radio alerted coastal residents to prepare for the hurricane.

to advise or warn; cause to be on guard

to alert gardeners to the dangers of some pesticides.

Idiom

on the alert

on guard against danger; in readiness; vigilant

The state police are on the alert for an escaped convict believed to be in the area.

Synonyms

noun

sharpness , readiness , attentiveness , vigilance , wakefulness , wariness , watchfulness