ALERTED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

mentally perceptive and responsive

Example: 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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

quick and energetic

Example: a brisk walk in the park; a lively gait; a merry chase; traveling at a rattling rate; a snappy pace; a spanking breeze

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

Example: 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

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

Example: bombers were put on alert during the crisis

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

a warning serves to make you more alert to danger

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

Example: The empty house alarmed him; We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries