Alerting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of readiness to respond

a warning serves to make you more alert to danger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹduːliz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈəʊniə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈəʊniə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹduːliz/.

Examples

alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG
The empty house alarmed him
We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

alert alarm alertness

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of readiness to respond “alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG”
noun	a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
verb	warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness “The empty house alarmed him”

Word Forms

alert	verb	warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
alarm	noun	fear resulting from the awareness of danger
alert	noun	condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

alarmierend

ein Zustand der Bereitschaft zu reagieren

🇫🇷French

alerter

un état de préparation à répondre

🇪🇸Spanish

alertando

un estado de preparación para responder

🇮🇹Italian

allertare

uno stato di disponibilità a rispondere

🇳🇱Dutch

waarschuwend

een staat van bereidheid om te reageren

🇵🇹Portuguese

alertando

um estado de prontidão para responder

🇷🇺Russian

оповещение

состояние готовности ответить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेतावनी

प्रतिक्रिया देने के लिए तत्परता की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

সতর্ককারী

প্রতিক্রিয়া জানানোর জন্য প্রস্তুতির একটি অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

எச்சரிக்கை

பதிலளிக்க தயாராக உள்ள நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అప్రమత్తం

ప్రతిస్పందించడానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉన్న స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

चेतावणी

प्रतिसाद देण्याची तयारी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેતવણી

પ્રતિસાદ આપવાની તૈયારીની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಚ್ಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಲು ಸಿದ್ಧತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നറിയിപ്പ് നൽകുന്നു

പ്രതികരിക്കാനുള്ള സന്നദ്ധതയുടെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ

ਜਵਾਬ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتباہ

جواب دینے کے لیے تیاری کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

警报

准备回应的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

警告中

対応する準備ができている状態

🇰🇷Korean

경고

대응할 준비가 되어 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cảnh báo

trạng thái sẵn sàng đáp ứng

🇹🇭Thai

แจ้งเตือน

สถานะของความพร้อมในการตอบสนอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memperingatkan

keadaan kesiapan untuk merespons

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpapaalerto

isang estado ng kahandaang tumugon

🇲🇾Malay

menyedarkan

keadaan kesediaan untuk bertindak balas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنبيه

حالة الاستعداد للرد

🇮🇷Persian

هشدار دهنده

حالت آمادگی برای پاسخگویی

🇹🇷Turkish

uyarı

yanıt vermeye hazır olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתריע

מצב של מוכנות להגיב

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