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      alert
      noun
      A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
      An alarm.
      (military) A state of readiness for potential combat.
      (computing) Synonym of bell (“bell character”).
      A community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada; the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world.
      An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana, United States.
      An alternative name for Alharod, a village in Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
      verb
      To give warning to.
      adjective
      Attentive; awake; on guard.
      (obsolete) brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.
      Roots
      adal- · Latin · toertaert- · Italian · watchtower, height
      Synonyms for alert
      watchfuladjalarmnvigilantadjwarningnawakeadjforewarnvobservantadjheedfuladjwakefuladjlookoutnattentiveadjunwinkingawareadjadvertentadj
      Words related to alert
      warninglyadvalertnessnvigilancenwarnsvalertlyadvcautioningvwatchfulnessnpremonishadjnotifiervwarnedvnotifiesvmonitionnnotifiedvundulledrenotifyvnotificationnnotifyingvprenotifyvadmonishernprenotificationnrenotificationnbewarevwakefullyadvinformedadjunwarnedcautionaryadj

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      Where does alert come from?

      The word alert breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Italian origin: al-, from Latin ad (“to”); and ert, from Italian erta (“watchtower, height”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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