Antonyms for alerts


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : uh-lurt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈlɜrt


Definition of alerts

Origin :
  • "on the watch," 1590s, from French alerte "vigilant" (17c.), from phrase à l'erte "on the watch," from Italian all'erta "to the height," from erta "lookout, high tower," noun use of fem. of erto, past participle of ergere "raise up," from Latin erigere "raise" (see erect). The adjective is attested from 1610s, the noun from 1803, and the verb from 1868. Related: Alerted; alerting.
  • noun warning
  • verb warn
Example sentences :
  • All the leading junior clubs swore by him and would use no ball but his,—the champion Actives, the Alerts, the Uncas.
  • Extract from : « From School to Battle-field » by Charles King
  • As the fire was nearest to their engine house the Alerts got there, and got a stream on to the fire before the Reliables arrived.
  • Extract from : « Continuous Vaudeville » by Will M. Cressy
  • “Shit,” he said, and began to sort through the alerts while his back and neck muscles tightened.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow

Synonyms for alerts

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