Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) a state of readiness to respond.
- noun a warning serves to make you more alert to danger.
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- verb Present participle of
alert .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- noun a state of readiness to respond
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Examples
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I hope that the planned regular protest succeeds in alerting more people to this war against TS/TG people and helps to bring about the changes that are so urgently needed in Turkey.
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Once satisfied with the confirmation process, Legacy Locker will begin alerting any beneficiaries of assets bequeathed to them.
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You know those guys who just drive up and down the road buglin 'alerting every elk in the state, and moving them back to the top of the mtn.
Pet-Peeves 2009
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Even though we were outspent 20 to 1, we succeeded in alerting voters to this attack on their fundamental rights of citizenship; 63 percent of voters told the NRA to leave their voting rights alone, and its ballot measure went down in flames.
Wayne Pacelle: Hunting Down Prop 109: Wildlife Protection, Voters' Rights At Risk Wayne Pacelle 2010
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Even though we were outspent 20 to 1, we succeeded in alerting voters to this attack on their fundamental rights of citizenship; 63 percent of voters told the NRA to leave their voting rights alone, and its ballot measure went down in flames.
Wayne Pacelle: Hunting Down Prop 109: Wildlife Protection, Voters' Rights At Risk Wayne Pacelle 2010
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You know those guys who just drive up and down the road buglin 'alerting every elk in the state, and moving them back to the top of the mtn.
Pet-Peeves 2009
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I hope that the planned regular protest succeeds in alerting more people to this war against TS/TG people and helps to bring about the changes that are so urgently needed in Turkey.
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Even though we were outspent 20 to 1, we succeeded in alerting voters to this attack on their fundamental rights of citizenship; 63 percent of voters told the NRA to leave their voting rights alone, and its ballot measure went down in flames.
Wayne Pacelle: Hunting Down Prop 109: Wildlife Protection, Voters' Rights At Risk Wayne Pacelle 2010
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I am primarily interested in alerting other MexConnectors to what is apparently new policy at CitiBank.
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The concept is simple: appliances that meet minimum efficiency standards set by the government are given an Energy Star label alerting consumers to the savings these items can provide.
Bill Chameides: New EPA Guidelines: Chip, Chip, Chipping Away at Carbon Emissions 2009
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