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alerted

alerted is the simple past and past participle of alert.

Meaning of alert

Verb

alert (third-person singular simple present alerts, present participle alerting, simple past and past participle alerted)

  1. To give warning to.

See all 10 meanings of alert

Adjective

alerted (comparative more alerted, superlative most alerted)

  1. Having been made alert; having been made attentive, alarmed or warned of something coming soon.

Forms of alerted

comparativemore alerted
superlativemost alerted

Words formed from alerted

Questions about alerted

What does alerted mean?
Alerted means having been made alert; having been made attentive, alarmed or warned of something coming soon.
What is alerted the simple past and past participle of?
Alerted is the simple past and past participle of alert.
What part of speech is alerted?
Alerted is an adjective.

Words near alerted in the dictionary

  1. alert and oriented x3
  2. alert and oriented x4
  3. alert fatigue
  4. alert five
  5. alertable
  6. alerted
  7. alerter
  8. alerters
  9. alertest
  10. alertful
  11. alerting

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