Transcription
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- [uh-lurt]
- /əˈlɜrt/
- /əˈlɜːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-lurt]
- /əˈlɜrt/
Definitions of alerting word
- adjective alerting fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind. 1
- adjective alerting swift; agile; nimble. 1
- noun alerting an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack. 1
- noun alerting a warning or alarm of an impending military attack, a storm, etc.: We'd just boarded the bus when the alert sounded. 1
- noun alerting the period during which such a warning or alarm is in effect. 1
- verb with object alerting to warn (troops, ships, etc.) to prepare for action. 1
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Origin of alerting
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; 1940-45 for def 4; < Italian all'erta, equivalent to all(a) to, on the + erta lookout, watchtower, orig. feminine of erto, past participle of ergere < Latin ērigere to erect
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Parts of speech for Alerting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alerting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alerting usage trend in Literature
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