Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - alert
Alert
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adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 watchful or vigilant; ready to take action. 2 nimble (esp. of mental faculties); attentive. --n. 1 a warning call or alarm. 2 a warning of an air raid. b the duration of this. --v.tr. (often foll. by to) make alert; warn (were alerted to the danger). Phrases and idioms on the alert on the lookout against danger or attack. Derivatives alertly adv. alertness n. Etymology: F alerte f. It. all' erta to the watch-tower
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I. adjective Etymology: Italian all'erta, on the watch, literally, on the height Date: 1618 1. watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency, quick to perceive and act, active, brisk, see: watchful ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1803 a state of careful watching and readiness especially for danger or opportunity , 2. an alarm or other signal of danger, an urgent notice , the period during which an ~ is in effect, III. transitive verb Date: circa 1868 to call to a state of readiness ; warn, to make aware of ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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