Alert

German Meaning

aufmerksam

wachsam

wach

aufgeweckt

regsam

präsent

Alarm

warnen

alarmieren

English Meaning

  1. Vigilantly attentive; watchful: alert to danger; an alert bank guard. See Synonyms at aware.
  2. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
  3. Brisk or lively in action: the bird's alert hopping from branch to branch.
  4. A signal that warns of attack or danger: Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid.
  5. A condition or period of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action: Nuclear-armed bombers were put on alert during the crisis.
  6. To notify of approaching danger or action; warn: a flashing red light that alerted motorists to trouble ahead.
  7. on the alert Watchful and prepared for danger, emergency, or opportunity: bird watchers on the alert for a rare species.