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aélert (-lért)
adj. 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.
n. 1. A signal that warns of attack or danger: Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid. 2. A condition or period of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action: Nuclear-armed