English to English
adjective
- engaged in or accustomed to close observation
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
Bombers were put on alert during the crisis.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
source: WordNet 3.0
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
source: WordNet 3.0
- An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- quick and energetic
A brisk walk in the park.
A lively gait.
A merry chase.
Traveling at a rattling rate.
A snappy pace.
A spanking breeze.
source: WordNet 3.0
- mentally perceptive and responsive
An alert mind.
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.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [alért] Maingat; maagap; handâ
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
