How to pronounce alert

Say it like this: /əˈlɝt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/əˈlɝt/

What does alert mean?

adjAttentive; awake; on guard.

brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

“I saw an alert young fellow that cocked his hat upon a friend of his who entered just at the same time with myself”

nounAn alarm.

A notification of higher importance than an advisory.

A state of readiness for potential combat.

“an airborne alert; ground alert”

verbTo give warning to.

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